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* Charlemagne's (The Holy Roman Emperor) throne sits in Aachen Cathedral in Aachen, Germany.
* The official Swedish throne (that has not been sat on for quite a while, despite Sweden still having a royal family) is known as ''The Silver Throne'' (no relation to Lewis' [[The Silver Chair]]).
* The Peacock Throne was a famous possession of the Grand Mogul's in India, known for it's [[Gem-Encrusted|rich decorations.]] Later it was captured by the Persian warlord Nadir Shah.
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* Clan chiefs of the Roma once had hound dogs as their regalia.
* Venetian Doges were expected to constantly wear stiflingly luxurious bling. On the other hand when one of them had a scepter made and took to carrying it around with him, it made Venetians so angry that one of his counselors actually grabbed it and smashed it.
* The Koh-I-Noor diamond was passed from monarch to monarch according to the fortunes of war until it ended up in the possession of the British Crown.
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