Information per Museum: Possibly the last royal armor made in Europe, this is
believed to have been presented to the five-year-old
Infante Luis (1707-1724), prince of Asturias, by his great-
grandfather Louis XIV of France (1638-1715, reigned from
1643). Luis was the first Spanish-born Bourbon heir to the
throne of Spain and ruled briefly as Luis I in 1724. Remarkable
for the state of its preservation, the armor retains its
lustrous blue and gold surfaces and nearly all the original
red silk lining. The gilt rivet heads are of heraldic design
the lion of León, the castle of Castile, and the fleur-de-lis of
France-representing the dynastic claims to which Luis
was heir.
by CryptographerKey2847