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Reichsinsignien#

Imperial Insignia (and Imperial crown jewels), symbols of the rule of the Roman emperor and German king, kept in the Secular Treasury in Vienna: Imperial crown, Imperial orb, sceptre, Imperial sword (Mauritius sword), Imperial cross and relics (Holy Lance), some of which are kept in valuable reliquaries. The Imperial insignia were usually held in safekeeping by the king (emperor) in fortresses such as the Trifels in the mid-14th century in the Cistercian monastery of Stams in the Tirol, then at Karlstein in Bohemia. From 1424 they were kept in Nuremberg and were only given to the ruler for coronation ceremonies and for assemblies of the Imperial Diet. In 1800 the Imperial insignia were taken to Vienna to safeguard them from the French, in 1801 the Imperial gospels, St. Stephen´s purse reliquary and sabre from the Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) Minster were added to the collection. Apart from two occasions when the Imperial insignia were moved (1805 to Buda and 1809 to Temesvár) to prevent them falling into the hands of Napoleon they were permanently kept in Vienna, until Hitler had them taken to Nuremberg in 1938. In 1946 they were brought back to Vienna, where they have been on display in the Secular Treasury of the Vienna Hofburg palace since 1954.

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