LEOPOLD I, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR—By Hendrik Heeschop c. 1658

LEOPOLD I, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR—By Hendrik Heeschop c. 1658

LEOPOLD I, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR—By Hendrik Heeschop c. 1658

The Golden Fleece became one of the most prestigious and historic orders of chivalry in the world…

The Order of the Golden Fleece is often represented by a collar…

In official portraits, the collar is a prominent feature worn around the neck as a symbol of membership in this prestigious order…

A collar, also known as collar of an order, is an ornate chain, often made of gold which is worn about the neck as a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders…

It is a particular form of the livery collar, the grandest form of the widespread phenomenon of livery in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period…

A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy chain, usually of gold…

The original medieval Golden Fleece collar was characterized by a heavy, ornate gold design, which in many ways bears a striking resemblance to the thick gold rope chains seen in later periods…

Now, Eurocentricks want you to believe that this is “King Casper” one of the mythical “Three Wise Men” who visited baby Jesus…

“King Casper” was associated with the region of Persia, (modern-day Iran)

They expect you to believe that this is “King Casper” himself—who supposedly died around 55 A.D. as a Persian—somehow reincarnated in 17th-century Germany as a Black man, miraculously acquiring a Golden Fleece collar, crossing paths with Hendrik Heerschop, and commissioning this portrait of himself…

It should go without saying that no man who allegedly lived during the time of Christ could have sat for a portrait in 1658…

Moreover, the Bible makes no mention of a saint named Casper…

But let’s assume for a moment that “Saint Caspar” was indeed a historical figure who died around 55 A.D.

This portrait, however, was painted in 1658—more than 1,600 years later…

Are we really supposed to believe this is Saint Caspar reincarnated, or is it simply a depiction of an entirely different person???

The garb and paraphernalia also indicate that the association with a “Saint Casper” is incorrect…

The Emperor wears a Coronation Mantle (Robe) with a Golden Fleece collar around his neck while holding a Holy Ampulla…

The Holy Ampulla was a glass, or metal vial which held the chrism (also called Myrrh) or anointing oil for the coronation of Kings and Emperors…

This portrait was painted by Hendrik Heeschop in 1658 in Berlin, Germany…

Hendrik Heeschop became the official court painter for Leopold I when he was elected in 1658…

Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (46 years and 9 months)

Having portraits painted for significant events like coronations or ascensions to the throne was quite common among the aristocracy and royalty…

It was a way to commemorate and visually document important moments in their lives…