The Marquis of Anglesey and the Duke of Devonshire

Marquis of Anglesey

	The Marquis of Anglesey carrying St. Edward's Crown

The Marquis of Anglesey, as Lord High Steward, dressed in his Robes of Estate, carried St. Edward's Crown.

This crown is said to have been made from the gold originally used for the crown of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066). It was remade in its current form for the coronation of Charles II in 1661.

The high point of the coronation service occurs when the Archbishop of Canterbury places St. Edward's Crown on the Sovereign's head.

	J. Stephanoff, Marquis, 1821. Purchased with the assistance of the MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund.

At George IV's coronation all the Peers wore white silk satin suits together with red sur-coats and mantles under their traditional Robes of Estate. The annotated notes on the sketch provide more detail of their outfits:

Robe coat & mantle under the robe red edged with white fur lined with white satin silk, round the waist red buckle, gold waistcoat & breeches white satin slashed with gold, kneestrings white edged with gold, left knee blue & motto gold, right knee white edged gold, white silk stockings, shoe strings white edged with gold, shoes white.

Fur, white ribbons, white fur - ermine, collar of garter - Duke 4 rows, Marquis 3½, Earl 3, Viscount 2½, Baron 2.

Duke of Devonshire

	The Duke of Devonshire carrying the Orb

The Duke of Devonshire, dressed in his Robes of Estate, carried the Orb.

The Orb was made for the coronation of Charles II in 1661. It contains over 600 precious gems and pearls and represents Christian sovereignty as head of the Church of England.