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After 90 years, 16th-century crowns hidden in WWII were found under Vilnius Cathedral
and the coffin plate of Bishop Benedict Vainius of Vilnius. The insignia were prepared for the rulers to serve them during their funeral and burial. The crowns were made for each ruler ...
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Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered
In an email to Live Science, Mykolas Sotincenka, coordinator of the Vilnius Archdiocese's communications ... a scepter, an orb and coffin plaques that identified the rulers as Alexander Jagiellon ...