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Crowns and Royal Regalia
Who can post pictures of the crowns and regalia of the world's monarchies past and present? Let's get them all!
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Empress of Russia
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Empress Eugenie
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Pope Pius IX tiara
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Rudolph of Austia
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Russia
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Do you know that, reigning Emperor and Empresses wear "closed crowns", whereas, reigning Kings and Queens where "open crowns". This is because, Emperor and Empresses are higher in status than Kings and Queens. Their children are Imperial Highnesses and Royal Highnesses respectively.
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NETHERLANDS: Crown of King Willem II, 1840.
HUNGARY: Crown of Szent István or Holy Crown, s. XI. 1º Detail 2º Detail 3º Detail 4º Detail 5º Detail 6º Detail CZECH REPUBLIC: Crown of sv. Václava, s. XIV SPAIN: Crown of his/her Catholic Majestic, 1775 PERSIA: Kiani's Crown of the Qajar dynasty. PERSIA: Reza Sha's Crown of the the Pahlavi dynasty, 1926 (by Haj Serajeddin et al). PERSIA: Empress's Crown, 1967 (by Van Cleef & Arpel) |
RUSSIA: Great Imperial Crown or Imperial Crown of Russia, 1762 (by Jeremia Posier)
RUSSIA: Imperial Crown of the Tsarinas, 1801 (by Duval) RUSSIA: Maltese Crown of Paul I RUSSIA: Nuptial or Wedding Crown of the Romanov, 1840 (by Nicholas Planke) Another Pic RUSSIA: Shapka Monomakhova or Monomakh's Crown Top of the Crown RUSSIA: Cap of Monomach of the Second Order: Crown of Peter The Great, s. XVII RUSSIA: Crown of the Tartar State of Kazan, s. XVI (belonged to Ediger Mahmet) |
VATICAN STATE: Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI, 1834
VATICAN STATE: Tiara given to Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1854 by HCM Queen Isabel II of Spain VATICAN STATE: Tiara given to Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1871 from the people of Belgium VATICAN STATE: Tiara given to Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1877 by the Vatican's Palatine Guard VATICAN STATE: Tiara of Blessed Pope Pius IX VATICAN STATE: Tiara given to Pius VII by Napoleon (using jewels he had earlier plundered from the Papacy) VATICAN STATE: Unknown Tiara (perhaps it's belonged to Pius IX) VATICAN STATE: Tiara belonged to the famous "Warrior Pope" Julius II |
ETHIOPIA: Royal Crowns
Detail: Crown, S. IV ITALY: Iron Crown of Lombardy, s. IX ITALY: Crown of Queen Teodolinda, s. VII ITALY: Regalia of Emperor Napoléon I, circa 1800 LIECHTENSTEIN: Regalia of the Prince of Liechtenstein, s. XVII Detail of the Princely Crown POLAND: Crown of Boleslaus the Brave or "corona originalis sive privilegiata" (created for Ladislaus I the Short, 1320). [Was Destroyed] POLAND: Regalia of August III Wettin, 1733 POLAND: Regalia of Maria Jozefa Wettin, 1733 |
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ARAUCANIA: Royal Crown, 1986
Some Crowns (Not Royal) Mikimoto Pearl Crown, 1978 (design similar to the State crown of Queen Mary) Mikimoto Pearl Crown, 1979 (designed in the likeness of medieval crowns) :heart: :flower: :heart: :flower: END :heart: :flower: :heart: :flower: :heart: |
Here's one of the papal tiaras (triregno)Papal tiara
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http://www.mikimoto-pearl-museum.co.jp/en/...8_crown2_11.jpg
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Thank You
Thanks everyone for all the great photos!! Especial thanks to Real Gabo for the crowns I thought I'd never see, like Hannover and Wurtemberg
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