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Encyclopedia > Crown of George, Prince of Wales

The Crown of George, Prince of Wales, manufactured in 1901-1902, is a single-arched silver-gilt crown made for the then Prince of Wales (the future King George V) to wear at the coronation of his father, King Edward VII. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The eldest son of the reigning monarch ofEngland/Great Britain is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. ... His Majesty King George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran, 1968. ... His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India. ...


It was worn by George's son, Edward, Prince of Wales at the 1911 coronation. When as King Edward VIII he abdicated and as the Duke of Windsor went into exile in France, he brought the crown with him, forcing the British taxpayer to manufacture a new Prince of Wales's crown for the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales in 1969. After his death in 1972 the Crown of George, Prince of Wales was returned to the United Kingdom, where it is now in the Tower of London. His Majesty King Edward VIII, (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David), later His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor (23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. ... His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), the eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is Heir Apparent to the thrones of the United Kingdom and over a dozen Commonwealth... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ...

Crowns & Crown Jewels

Types of crowns
Circlet | Consort crown | Coronation crown | Imperial crown | State crown |
see also: Coronation | Papal Coronation
Image:Saint Stephen Crown. ... Crown of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) Reuters image from the Queen Mothers funeral in 2002. ... Pope John XXIII after being crowned with the 1877 papal tiara. ... refers to the Imperial Crown (Reichskrone) of the Holy Roman Empire, or the Imperial (automobile) ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran, 1968. ... Pope Pius XII, in coronation robes and wearing the 1877 Papal Tiara, is carried through St. ...


European & world Crowns
Crown of Bavaria | Crown of Charlemagne (France) | Crown of Empress Eugenie (France) | Crown of Frederick I (Prussia) | Crown of Louis XV (France) | Crown of Napoleon (France) | Crown of Wilhelm II (Prussia) | Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary) | Crown of St Wenceslaus (Bohemia) | Kiani Crown (Persia) | Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire | Imperial Crown of India | Imperial Crown of Russia | Iron Crown of Lombardy | Pahlavi Crown (Iran) | Papal Tiara |
The Crown of Charlemagne was the ancient coronation crown of Kings of France. ... Crown of St. ... Coronation Chair and Regalia of England The Imperial Crown of India is a part of the British Crown Jewels. ... The Imperial Crown of Russia is the crown that was used to crown Tsars of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. ... The Iron Crown of Lombardy is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. ... 1834 Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, in Latin as the Triregnum, or in Italian as the Triregno,[1] is the three-tiered jewelled papal crown of Byzantine and Persian origin that is the symbol of the papacy. ...


English & British Crowns
St. Edward's Crown | Crown of Mary of Modena | State Crown of George I | Crown of Frederick, Prince of Wales | Coronation Crown of George IV | Imperial State Crown | Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria | Crown of Queen Alexandra | Crown of George, Prince of Wales | Crown of Queen Mary | Crown of Queen Elizabeth | Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales |
Coronation Chair and Regalia of England St Edwards Crown is one of the British Crown Jewels used primarily in the coronation of a new monarch. ... The Crown of Frederick, Prince of Wales is a crown manufactured in 1728 for Frederick, Prince of Wales, Heir Apparent of King George II of England. ... The Imperial State Crown is one of the British Crown Jewels. ... The Crown of Queen Elizabeth is the platinum crown manufactured for, and worn by, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the queen consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom at their coronation in Westminster Abbey in 1937. ...


Crown Jewels:
Austrian Crown Jewels | British Crown Jewels | Bavarian Crown Jewels | Bohemian Crown Jewels | Danish Crown Jewels | Dutch Crown Jewels | French Crown Jewels | German Crown Jewels | Greek Crown Jewels | Hungarian Crown Jewels | Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire | Iranian Crown Jewels | Honours of Scotland | Honours of Wales | Irish Crown Jewels | Japanese Imperial Regalia | Norwegian Royal Regalia | Portuguese Crown Jewels | Prussian Crown Jewels | Russian Crown Jewels | Serbian Crown Jewels | Spanish Crown Jewels | Swedish Crown Jewels | The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy Roman Emperor, and later the Austrian Emperor during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. ... The Crown Jewels or Honours of Scotland are treated separately. ... In 1806, as part of his wholescale re-ordering of the map of Europe, Napoleon I of France upgraded the independent German duchy of Bavaria to full kingdom status. ... The Danish Crown Jewels are kept at Rosenborg Castle. ... The French Crown Jewels were the crowns, orbs, diadems and jewels that were the symbol of the French monarchy and which were worn by many Kings and Queens of France. ... The word German Crown Jewels can mean a variety of things. ... The Imperial Regalia, or crown jewels (in German Reichskleinodien, Reichsinsignien, or Reichsschatz) are the regalia of the Emperors and Kings of the Holy Roman Empire. ... The Honours of Scotland, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, are the oldest set of Crown Jewels in the British Isles. ... Coronet of 1969 The Honours of the Principality of Wales are the Crown Jewels used at the investiture of Princes of Wales. ... The Insignia of the Knights of St. ... The Japanese imperial regalia (Jp: 三種の神器; Sanshu no Jingi, or Three Sacred Treasures) consist of the sword, Kusanagi (草薙剣) (or possibly a replica of the original; see Kusanagi), the jewel, Yasakani no magatama (八尺瓊曲玉), and the mirror Yata no kagami (八咫鏡). ... The crown jewels, or royal regalia, of Norway include nine regalias: The kings crown, the kings sceptre, the kings orb, the queens crown, the queens sceptre, the queens orb, the crown of the crown prince, the sword and the anointing horn. ...


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crown: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com (2415 words)
The crown became thoroughly identified with the functions of monarchy, and the term crown is often used in a purely institutional sense, as in crown lands, crown colonies, and crown debt.
A crown is a symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a god, for whom the crown is traditionally one of the symbols of power and legitimacy (See Regalia for a broader treatment).
Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a Carnival krewe, or the person who found the trinket in a king cake.
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