At the palace of Ajuda – the Lisbon residence of King Luís I of Portugal (1838–1889) and his wife Maria Pia of Savoy (1847–1911) – one of the rooms in the queen’s apartments is lined with a damask fabric displaying stars, dragons and knots. At a time when there was a transformation, or even a decline, in the use of royal heraldry, the use of such motives demonstrates how an ancient emblematic system was understood and employed by Queen Maria Pia as an instrument of genealogical self-representation and political visual communication. These emblems, in fact, attempted to revive the medieval badges of the Houses of Braganza and Savoy by showing the historical and symbolic links that united the two lineages. In particular, they highlighted the use of the knot by both dynasties, a shared feature that prefigured the union between the two houses. The commissioning of this fabric was related to other decorative choices in the palace, which also foreshadowed the union of King Luís and Queen Maria Pia, such as the proliferation of historical paintings referring to earlier Braganza and Savoy unions, and the portraits of shared ancestors between the two families. Ultimately, the emblems were used to highlight the prestige of the Portuguese Royal House at a palace that, as the royal residence, was presented as the quintessential symbolic space of the monarchy.

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星星、结、龙和皇家婚礼：19 世纪葡萄牙王宫中布拉干萨和萨瓦家族的徽章

在阿茹达宫——葡萄牙国王路易斯一世（1838-1889 年）和他的妻子萨沃伊的玛丽亚·皮亚（1847-1911 年）在里斯本的住所——王后公寓的其中一间房间内衬有显示星星的锦缎织物，龙和结。在皇家纹章的使用发生转变甚至下降的时候，这种动机的使用表明，玛丽亚·皮亚女王如何理解和使用古老的象征系统作为谱系自我代表和政治的工具。视觉交流。事实上，这些标志试图通过展示将两个世系结合在一起的历史和象征联系来重振布拉干萨和萨沃伊家族的中世纪徽章。他们特别强调了两个朝代对结的使用，这一共同特征预示着两个家族之间的联合。这种织物的委托与宫殿中的其他装饰选择有关，这也预示着路易斯国王和玛丽亚·皮亚王后的结合，例如参考早期布拉干萨和萨沃伊联盟的历史绘画的激增，以及两国共同祖先的肖像。两个家庭。最终，这些标志被用来突出葡萄牙王室在宫殿中的威望，作为王室住所，被呈现为君主制的典型象征空间。