Chair of silver in the city of Barcelona (1397) - a very richly ornamented chair or throne, made of solid silver, still preserved in the ancient city of Barcelona, in Spain. Tradition points it out as the chair of Martin, king of Aragon. When that prince succeeded to the throne of Aragon, in 1395, he was absent in Sicily, occupied in suppressing the rebellion agianst his son and daughter-in-law, sovereigns of that island. After having reduced the Sicilians to obedience, and established the power of his son, he returned to take possession of his own dominions, and landed at Barcelona in 1397. He made a triumphal entry into that city, and was received with great festivities. On that occasion he is said to have used the chair of silver depicted in this engraving.