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"The Iron Crown was a golden crown, set with precious stones, with which anciently the kings of Italy, and afterward the German emperors were crowned when they assumed the character of kings of Lombardy. It has received the above name from an iron circle, forged, according to a tradition opposed by some and accepted by others, from a nail of the cross of Christ, and introduced into the interior of it."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Iron Crown of Lombardy

"The Iron Crown was a golden crown, set with precious stones, with which anciently the kings of Italy,…

"Lombardic Architecture is the style of architecture that prevailed in Lombardy and part of Upper Italy, and which for a long time was recognized as a distinct Lombard style, presenting essential points of difference from the other later Romanesque styles. In the Lombard churches the type of early Christian architecture was abandoned, and the vaulted basilica was introduced in its stead."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Lonja Palace, Valencia

"Lombardic Architecture is the style of architecture that prevailed in Lombardy and part of Upper Italy,…

Member of the powerful Visconti family of Lombardy

Giovanni Misconti

Member of the powerful Visconti family of Lombardy

Member of the powerful Visconti family of Lombardy

Matteo Misconti

Member of the powerful Visconti family of Lombardy