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The Imperial Crown of Russia is the crown that was used to crown Emperors of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. The imperial crown was first used by Emperor Peter I of Russia and last used in 1896 to crown Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. It is currently on display in the Moscow Kremlin Armoury. 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). ...
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1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ...
Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I ÐлекÑеевич or Pyotr I Alekseyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] [1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ...
1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ...
Nicholas II of Russia (May 6 (O.S.)/May 18 (N.S.) 1868–July 17, 1918) (Russian: , Nikolay II) was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland. ...
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The Armory (Оружейная палата in Russian), one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Kremlin. ...
Background
 Great Imperial Crown of Russia In 1719, Tsar Peter I "the Great" founded the earliest version of what we now know as the State Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation. The crown replaced the Monomakh's Cap used by earlier Russian Tsars and Grand Princes of Muscovy, as a symbol of the adoption of the title of Emperor. Image File history File links Russian imperial crown. ...
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Monomakhs Cap (Шапка Мономаха in Russian) is one of the symbols of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars. ...
Tsar, (Bulgarian цар�, Russian царь; often spelled Czar or Tzar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917. ...
The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий кнÑзь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ...
Muscovy (Moscow principality (кнÑжеÑтво МоÑковÑкое) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое КнÑжеÑтво МоÑковÑкое) to Russian Tsardom (ЦарÑтво РуÑÑкое)) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ...
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ...
Peter I had visited other European nations, and introduced many innovations to Russia, one of which was the creation of a permanent fund to house a collection of jewels which belonged not to the Romanov family, but to the Russian State.
Manufacture The Great Imperial Crown made in 1762 for the coronation of Catherine the Great by the court jeweller, J.Pauzie, represents the beauty and skilled workmanship. It is adorned with five thousand diamonds arranged in a splendid pattern of laurel wreaths and oak branches (some Russian sources state this number as 4,836) with a number of fine, large white pearls. The crown is also decorated with one of the seven historic stones of the Russia's Diamond Collection - a large precious red spinel weighing 398.72 carats (79.744 g) which was brought to Russia by Nicholas Spafary, the Russian envoy to China from 1675 to 1678. 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to her death on November 6, 1796. ...
Nicolae Milescu on a Moldovan stamp Nicolae Milescu (1636—1708), also known as Spătarul Milescu-Cârnu - Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed (in Russian: Ðиколай Гаврилович Спафарий - Nikolai Gavrilovich Spafariy or Ðиколае Гаврилович МилеÑку - Nikolaye Gavrilovich Milescu), was a Moldavian writer, traveler, geographer, and diplomat. ...
The crown is based upon an ancient Byzantine design - two half spheres representing the eastern and western empires of Rome, connected by a full arch in the form of a garland of oak leaves and acorns which represent the temporal power of the monarchy, surmounted by a large spinel. A sphere (< Greek σφαίÏα) is a perfectly symmetrical geometrical object. ...
Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ...
Acorns of Sessile Oak The acorn is the fruit of oaks (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the family Fagaceae). ...
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The spinels are any of a class of minerals which crystallize in the isometric system with an octahedral habit. ...
The spinel is in turn surmounted by a jeweled Cross, representing the Christian Faith of the Sovereign, the God-given power of the monarchy and also the supremacy of the Divine order over earthly power. The crown of Empress Anna The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ...
The crown of Empress Anna The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ...
H.I.M. Anna Ioannovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland Anna Ioannovna (In Russian: Ðнна Иоанновна) (February 7, 1693 - October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. ...
The Crown of Scotland The cross can clearly be visible on top of the monde. ...
The glitter of the diamonds is enhanced by two rows of gleaming pearls and the crown is topped by a huge red spinel, the second largest in the world, which weighs almost 400 carats (80 g).
Coronation Following the tradition of the Byzantine Emperors, the Tsar of Russia placed the crown on his own head. This left no doubt that, in the Russian system, the imperial power came directly from God. The prayer of the metropolitan, similar to that of the Patriarch of Constantinople for the Byzantine Emperor, confirmed the imperial supremacy. This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ...
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). ...
The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ...
After the Tsar recited the Nicene Creed as a profession of faith, and after an invocation of the Holy Ghost and litany, the emperor assumed the purple chlamys and the crown was then presented to him. Icon depicting the Holy Fathers of the First Council of Nicaea holding the Nicene Creed. ...
The Holy Spirit, from the Christian viewpoint, while related to Gods will, is not Gods will personified. ...
A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. ...
He would take it and place it on his head himself, while the metropolitan recited:
"In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen."
The metropolitan would then make the following short address:
- "Most God-fearing, absolute and mighty Lord, Tsar of all the Russias, this visible and tangible adornment of thy head is an eloquent symbol that thou as the head of the whole Russian people art invisibly crowned by the King of kings, Christ, with a most ample blessing, seeing that He bestows upon thee entire authority over His people."
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You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Following the October Revolution the new Russian Republic, which was seriously low on funds, sought a loan from the Irish Republic, whose finance minister, Michael Collins, had become internationally famous for his fundraising for the unofficial Irish state. The Russian Crown Jewels were therefore sent to Ireland to be used as collateral in the loan. The jewels were placed in a safe in Government Buildings and promptly forgotten about until their rediscovery in the 1940s. They were then returned to Moscow. [citation needed] The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution or November Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ...
The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ...
Michael John Collins (Irish name MÃcheál Eoin Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, served as Minister for Finance in the Irish Republic, as Director of Intelligence for the IRA, as a member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty...
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The Danish Crown Jewels are kept at Rosenborg Castle. ...
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 Frederick I was made by the Court Jewellers for King Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, who was crowned in Königsberg. ...
The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels. ...
Coronation crown of Napoleon I sometimes called the Charlemagne Crown after the original crown of that name destroyed during the French Revolution. ...
The Crown of Norway is the crown of the King of Norway and was made in Stockholm in 1818 by goldsmith Olof Wihlborg. ...
The Crown of Queen Elisabeta The Crown of Queen Elisabeta was made at the Arsenalul Armatei from gold. ...
The Crown of Queen Maria Queen Maria in 1922 This crown is made of gold. ...
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. ...
The Holy Crown of Hungary, also known as the Crown of St. ...
Crown of Saint Wenceslas is the part of Czech crown jewels (also called Czech treasure) made in 1347. ...
Hilt of Szczerbiec Only survived original part of Polish Crown Jewels from times of Piast dynasty is ceremonial sword - Szczerbiec. ...
The Kiani Crown (see also Kayani) was the traditional coronation crown in the Iranian Crown Jewels which was used during the Qajar dynasty (1796–1925). ...
Crown of the Austrian Empire The Crown of the Empire of Austria (de: Österreichische Kaiserkrone or Krone des Kaisertums Österreich) was originally the personal crown of emperor Rudolf II. It is therefore also known as the Crown of Rudolf II, or the Crown of the Austrian Empire. ...
The Imperial Crown of Brazil (Crown of Dom Pedro II) is currently kept on display at the Brazilian Imperial Museum in the city of Petrópolis Emperor Pedro II, wearing several elements of the regalia, and crowned with the Imperial Crown of Brazil, here portrayed arriving to deliver the Speech...
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 Mexico was the crown created for Emperor Maximalian of the Second Mexican Empire, who reigned from 1864-67. ...
The Iron Crown of Lombardy (Corona Ferrea) is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. ...
Monomakhs Cap (Шапка Мономаха in Russian) is one of the symbols of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars. ...
Serbian Royal Regalia. ...
The Steel Crown Portrait of H.M. King Ferdinand I wearing The Steel Crown in The Coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria in 1922 The Steel Crown of King Carol I of Romania is made at the Arsenalul Armatei in Bucharest from the steel of a gun captured...
The Pahlavi coronation. ...
16th century Papal Tiara, the oldest surviving tiara in the papal collection. ...
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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. ...
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The Crown of Queen Adelaide was the consort crown of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife and Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom. ...
The Imperial State Crown is one of the British Crown Jewels. ...
Queen Victoria, wearing her small diamond crown in 1887. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Artists painting of the Imperial Crown of India 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. ...
Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales The Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales was the crown used by Charles, Prince of Wales at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969. ...
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Crown jewels are those that belong to the sovereign and pass to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. ...
Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ...
An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ...
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A queen regnant is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ...
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Members of the British royal family A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ...
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The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) 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. ...
Coronation Chair and Regalia of England The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. ...
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 Bohemian Crown Jewels include St. ...
The Danish Crown Jewels are kept at Rosenborg Castle. ...
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Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre The French Crown Jewels were the crowns, orbs, diadems and jewels that were the symbol of royalty and which were worn by many Kings and Queens of France. ...
The word German Crown Jewels can mean a variety of things. ...
The royal 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. ...
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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, also known as the Scottish regalia and the Scottish crown jewels, 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 so-called Irish Crown Jewels were heavily-jewelled insignia of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick. ...
A representation of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. ...
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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. ...
Hilt of Szczerbiec Only survived original part of Polish Crown Jewels from times of Piast dynasty is ceremonial sword - Szczerbiec. ...
The Prussian Crown Jewels is a set of crowns, sceptres and orbs used to crown Kings of Prussia. ...
The Romanian Crown Jewels consist of three crowns: the Steel Crown, the Crown of Queen Elisabeta and the Crown of Queen Maria; two scepters: the Scepter of Ferdinand I and the Scepter of Carol II; swords and jewlery belonging to the Kings and Queens of Romania. ...
The Imperial Crown of Russia is the crown that was used to crown Emperors of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. ...
Serbian Royal Regalia. ...
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