Queen Alexandra wearing her crown, minus its arches, as a circlet, circa her coronation in 1902 The Crown of Queen Alexandra was the consort crown of Alexandra of Denmark, the Queen Consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. It was manufactured for the 1902 coronation. Queen Mary in a Silver Jubilee photograph, wearing her crown, minus its aches, as a circlet. ...
1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Crown of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) Reuters image from the Queen Mothers funeral in 2002. ...
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark December 1, 1844 – November 20, 1925) was queen consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1901–1910. ...
King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ...
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. ...
1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran, 1968. ...
Background Queen Victoria's death in January 1901 brought an end a gap of sixty-four years when the United Kingdom had been without a crowned king and queen consort, given that Prince Albert had not been crowned as a consort.Traditionally Queens Consort had been crowned with the 17th century Crown of Mary of Modena. However in 1831, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom, was crowned with a new small crown, the Crown of Queen Adelaide, because the Modena crown was judged too poor in quality, too old and too theatrical. Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death. ...
1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ...
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King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
The Crown of Mary of Modena was the consort crown of Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of King James II of England (who was also James II of Ireland and James VII of Scotland). ...
1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Queen Adelaide (nee Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen) (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia) (August 13, 1792 - December 2, 1849) was the Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...
William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ...
Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ...
In 1902 it was decided to use neither the Modena nor Adelaide crowns for the first coronation of a queen consort in six decades. Instead it was decided to create a brand new consort crown, to be named after Queen Alexandra. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Crown of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) Reuters image from the Queen Mothers funeral in 2002. ...
Style The crown itself departed from the standard style of British crowns, and was more akin to European royal crowns. It was less upright than the norm in British crowns, and more squat in design, with an unpredecented ten half-arches. Its front arch joined a jewelled cross into which was set the Koh-i-Noor diamond. As with the later Crown of Queen Mary and Crown of Queen Elizabeth, the arches were detachable, allowing the crown to be worn as a circlet. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
Jewel can refer to Jewel, a famous singer. ...
Koh-i-noor is from the Persian language and means Mountain of Light. The Koh-i-Noor, Koh-i-Nur, or Kohinoor is a 108 carat (21. ...
Queen Mary, in a 1935 Silver Jubilee picture, wearing her crown, minus its arches, as a circlet. ...
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. ...
Queen Mary in a Silver Jubilee photograph, wearing her crown, minus its aches, as a circlet. ...
The Crown of Queen Alexandra was not worn by later queens, with new crowns being created for Mary of Teck in 1911 and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1937. HSH Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. ...
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HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Windsor, née Bowes-Lyon) (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ...
1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Queen Mary in a Silver Jubilee photograph, wearing her crown, minus its aches, as a circlet. ...
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. ...
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| | 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 Rudolf II (Austria) | 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 Russia | Iron Crown of Lombardy | Pahlavi Crown (Iran) | Papal Tiara | The Crown of Charlemagne was the ancient coronation crown of Kings of France. ...
The consort crown of Empress Eugénie of France The Crown of Empress Eugénie was the consort crown of Eugénie de Montijo, the empress consort of Emperor Napoleon III of France. ...
The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels. ...
Hohenzollern crown of Wilhelm II as King of Prussia The Crown of Wilhelm II, also known as the Hohenzollern Crown, is the 1888 crown made for Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in his role as King of Prussia. ...
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Etching of the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire by Johann Adam Delsenbach The Imperial Crown (in German: Reichskrone), is the crown of the Kings and Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire since the late Middle Ages. ...
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. ...
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| | English & British Crowns (by chronology) 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 | Crown of Queen Adelaide | Imperial State Crown | Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria | Crown of Queen Alexandra | Crown of George, Prince of Wales | Crown of Queen Mary | Imperial Crown of India | 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 Mary of Modena was the consort crown of Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of King James II of England (who was also James II of Ireland and James VII of Scotland). ...
When George I became King of Great Britain and King of Ireland in 1714 it was decided to replace the previous state crown (ie, the crown worn to open parliament) first created for King Charles II in the 1660s by a new crown, as the old one was judged weak...
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 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. It was worn by Georges son, Edward, Prince...
Queen Mary, in a 1935 Silver Jubilee picture, wearing her crown, minus its arches, as a circlet. ...
Coronation Chair and Regalia of England The Imperial Crown of India is a part 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. ...
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| | 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. ...
Greek crown of King Otto of Greece When Otto of Bavaria became King of Greece in 1832 he brought with him some Wittelsbach crown jewels, a crown, orb and sceptre which he declared to be the Crown Jewels of Greece. ...
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 Iranian Imperial Crown Jewels, also called the Imperial Crown Jewels of Persia , is a set of crowns, diamonds, thrones and other items collected by the various people who were the Shah of Iran (or Shah of Persia) during the 2,500 year existence of the monarchy. ...
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. ...
The Prussian Crown Jewels is a set of crowns, sceptres and orbs used to crown Kings of Prussia. ...
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