▁de posed ▁Richard ▁II ▁and ▁others . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁crown ▁had ▁most ▁likely ▁belonged ▁to ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁of ▁Boh emia , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Richard ▁II , ▁whom ▁she ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 2 . ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁Boh emia , ▁but ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁be ading ▁on ▁the ▁st ems ▁suggest ▁Paris , ▁though ▁the ▁mak er ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁French ▁or ▁French - tra ined ▁g olds m ith ▁working ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁Ven ice ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁as ▁the ▁crown ' s ▁place ▁of ▁origin . ▁ ▁The ▁crown ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁W itt els bach ▁as ▁dow ry ▁of ▁Bl anche ▁of ▁England , ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁IV ▁of ▁England . ▁After ▁his ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁throne , ▁Henry ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁important ▁al li ances ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁legit im ize ▁his ▁rule . ▁One ▁al ly ▁whose ▁support ▁he ▁hoped ▁to ▁gain ▁was ▁the ▁W itt els bach ▁King ▁Ru pert ▁of ▁Germany , ▁who ▁also ▁took ▁the ▁German ▁throne ▁after ▁the ▁de position ▁of ▁King ▁W ences laus . ▁A ▁marriage ▁between ▁Ru pert ' s ▁el dest ▁surv iving ▁son , ▁Louis , ▁and ▁Henry ▁IV ' s ▁el dest ▁daughter , ▁Bl anche , ▁was ▁soon ▁arranged . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 4 0 1 , ▁the ▁marriage ▁contract ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁the ▁b ride '