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List of Royal Crowns Crown names several entities associated with monarchy: A crown (headgear), the headgear worn by a monarch, other high dignitaries, divinities etcetera. ...

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British

Coronation Chair and Regalia of England The Imperial Crown of India is a part of the British Crown Jewels. ... The Imperial State Crown is one of the British Crown Jewels. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... In 1870 Queen Victoria, finding the Imperial State Crown too heavy, designed and commissioned this delightful small crown to be made, using some of the diamonds from her own collection - mainly from a large necklace. ... 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. ... Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales The Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales was the crown used by Charles, Prince of Wales at his investitute as Prince of Wales in 1969. ... 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... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Germany

ßMade by the Court Jewellers for King Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, who was crowned in Königsberg. ... 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. ... In 1871 a design and model for a new crown was created to reflect the new German Empire. ...

Hungary

St. ...

Austria

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. ... At the Klosterneuberg Abbey another item of the Austrian regalia is kept, namely the Austrian archducal hat of 1616. ... 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 ducal hat of the Duchy of Styria is jagged crown made out of gilded silver. ... 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. ...

Bohemia

  • Crown of St Wenceslas

Denmark

The Danish Crown Jewels are kept at Rosenborg Castle. ...

France

The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels. ... Napoleon had the imperial crown made for his coronation in 1804. ...

Monaco

  • Heraldic Crown of Monaco

Netherlands

  • Crown of the Netherlands

Norway

  • Crown of Norway

Poland

  • Helmet crown of Casimir III the Great
  • Crown of August II
  • Crown of August III
  • Crown of Marie Josepha

Portugal

  • Crown of Portugal

Russia

Monomakhs Cap (Шапка Мономаха in Russian) is one of the symbols of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars. ... H.I.M. Anna Ioannovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland Anna Ioannovna (In Russian: Анна 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 Imperial Crown of Russia is the crown that was used to crown Emperors of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. ...

Spain

  • Crown of Alphonso of Spain

Sweden

  • Crown of Eric XIV

Vatican

The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, in Latin as the Triregnum, or in Italian as the Triregno, is the three-tiered jewelled papal crown of Byzantine and Persian origin that is the symbol of the papacy. ...

Others

The Iron Crown of Lombardy is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. ...

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Crown (headgear) Summary (1733 words)
Crowns, often in the form of wreaths, have been awarded to victors in war or contests where the honored hero is identified with a divine patron of the contest or with a warrior god.
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.
Crown (headgear) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (967 words)
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.
Crowns are also often used as symbols of religious status or veneration, by divinities (or their representation such as a statue) or by their representatives, e.g.
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