List of royal crowns
The following is a list of royal crowns:
Country | Name of crown | Notes | Image |
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Albania | Helmet of Skanderbeg | Kept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum | |
Belgium | Heraldic Crown of Belgium | Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation | |
Bhutan | Raven Crown | ||
Bohemia (Czech Republic) | Crown of Saint Wenceslas | Kept in Prague Castle | |
Bulgaria | Heraldic Crown of Bulgaria | Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation. Replica of original medieval crown kept in Bulgaria's National Historical Museum | |
Cambodia | Royal Crown of Cambodia | Lost in 1970 | |
Canada | Canadian Royal Crown | Heraldic crown inspired on the Tudor crown but with maple leaves replacing the crosses and the fleurs-de-lys. The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top. | |
Croatia | Crown of Zvonimir | ||
Denmark | Crown of Christian V | Kept in Rosenborg Castle | |
Denmark | Crown of Christian IV | Kept in Rosenborg Castle | |
Egypt | Heraldic Crown of Egypt | ||
Finland | Crown of Finland | ||
France | Crown of Charlemagne | From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of tradition of the Queens | Destroyed in 1590 | |
France | Crown of Saint Louis | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of the Queens of Jeanne d'Évreux | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Funeral crown of Queen Anne of Austria | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Gold crown of Louis XIV | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Vermeil crown of Louis XIV | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Funeral crown of Queen Marie Therese of Austria | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Funeral crown of Henriette of France, Queen of England | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Funeral crown of Philippe Duke of Orleans | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of the Dauphine | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Gold crown of Louis XV | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of Louis XV | Kept in the Louvre | |
France | Gold crown of Louis XVI | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Vermeil crown of Louis XVI | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of Louis XII | Destroyed | |
France | Gold crown of Henry IV | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Vermeil crown of Henry IV | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Gold crown of Louis XIII | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Vermeil crown of Louis XIII | Destroyed in 1793 | |
France | Crown of Charles X | Kept in the Basilica of St Denis | |
France | Crown of Queen Marie Thérèse of Savoy | Kept in the Basilica of St Denis | |
France | Crown of the Dauphin Louis Antoine Duke of Angoulême | ||
Georgia | Crown of Imereti | ||
Georgia | Crown of Heraclius II | Lost in late 18th century. | |
Georgia | Crown of George XII | Missing in late 1930s. Painting kept in the Kremlin Museum | |
Germany | Crown of Baden | ||
Germany | Crown of Hanover | ||
Germany | Royal Crown of Bavaria | Kept in the Munich Residenz | |
Germany | Crown of Saxony | ||
Germany | Crown of Württemberg | Kept in the Landesmuseum Württemberg | |
Germany (Prussia) | Crown of Frederick I | Kept in Charlottenburg Palace | |
Germany (Prussia) | Hohenzollern Crown | Kept in Hohenzollern Castle | |
Greece | Crown of Greece | ||
Hungary | Holy Crown of Hungary | Kept in the Hungarian Parliament Building | |
Iran | Pahlavi Crown | Used between 1925-1979 during the Pahlavi dynasty. Kept in the Treasury of National Jewels. | |
Iraq | Heraldic crown of Iraq | ||
Italy | Iron Crown of Lombardy | Kept in the Cathedral of Monza | |
Italy | Crown of the Kingdom of Italy | 1870–1946, also known as the Savoy Crown. | |
India | Crown of Bahadur Shah II | The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the 20th emperor of the Mughal Empire. Part of the Royal Collection. | |
India | Imperial Crown of India | Created for George V's 1911 Delhi Durbar. Kept in the Tower of London. | |
Japan | Crown of Ryukyu | Lost in 1945. Replica kept in the Naha City Museum of History. | |
Jordan | Heraldic Crown of Jordan | ||
South Korea | Crowns of Silla | Kept in the Gyeongju National Museum | |
South Korea | Crowns of Baekje | Kept in the Gongju National Museum | |
South Korea | Crowns of Gaya | Kept in the Ho-am Art Museum and the National Museum of Korea | |
Sri Lanka | Crown of Rajasinghe II | Kept in the National Museum of Kandy, Sri Lanka | |
Sri Lanka | Crown of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha | Kept in the Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka | |
Laos | Crown of Laos | Kept in the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang | |
Libya | Heraldic crown of Libya | ||
Luxembourg | Heraldic Crown of Luxembourg | Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation | |
Madagascar | Crown of Ranavalona I | ||
Madagascar | Crown of Ranavalona III | ||
Monaco | Heraldic Crown of Monaco | Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation | |
Montenegro | Crown of Montenegro | ||
Morocco | Heraldic Crown of Morocco | ||
Nepal | Shripech | ||
Netherlands | Crown of the Netherlands | Kept privately and only displayed at inaugurations in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk | |
Norway | Crown of Norway | Kept in Nidaros Cathedral | |
Poland | Crown of Bolesław I the Brave | Replica made in 2001-2003 after original was stolen in 1794 by Prussian soldiers, used to crown Polish Kings. Kept in the Wawel Castle | |
Poland | Homagial Crown | ||
Poland | Hungarian Crown | ||
Poland | Swedish Crown | ||
Poland | Muscovy Crown | ||
Poland | Funeral Crown | ||
Poland | Queens Crown | ||
Poland | Helmet crown of Casimir III the Great | ||
Poland | Crown of Augustus II the Strong | Kept in the Dresden Armoury | |
Poland | Crown of Augustus III of Poland | Kept in the National Museum in Warsaw | |
Poland | Crown of Queen Maria Josepha | Kept in the National Museum in Warsaw | |
Portugal | Crown of João VI | Kept in the Ajuda National Palace | |
Portugal | Diadem of the Stars | Kept in the Ajuda National Palace | |
Romania | Steel Crown of Romania | Kept in the National Museum of Romanian History | |
Romania | Crown of Queen Elisabeta of Romania | Kept in the National Museum of Romanian History | |
Russia (Moscovy) | Monomakh's Cap | Kept in the Kremlin Armoury, as part of the Diamond Fund | |
Serbia / Yugoslavia | Karađorđević Crown | Kept in Serbia | |
Serbia / Yugoslavia | Nemanjić Crown | Kept in the Imperial Treasury, Vienna | |
Spain | Spanish Royal Crown | Kept in the Royal Palace of Madrid | |
Sweden | Crown of Eric XIV | Kept in Stockholm Palace | |
Syria | Heraldic crown of Syria | ||
Thailand/Siam | Great Crown of Victory | Kept privately at the Grand Palace (Shown here is a replica at the Naval Museum in Samut Prakan Province) | |
Tonga | Crown of Tonga | ||
Ukraine | Ruthenian Crown | ||
Ukraine | Crown of Rus | Original believed lost. Replica kept at Zolochiv Castle | |
Ukraine | Crown of Saint Vladimir | ||
United Kingdom | St Edward's Crown | Kept in the Tower of London | |
United Kingdom | Imperial State Crown | Kept in the Tower of London | |
United Kingdom | Queen Victoria's Diamond Crown | Kept in the Tower of London | |
United Kingdom | State Crown of George I | Kept in the Tower of London | |
United Kingdom | Coronation Crown of George IV | Kept in the Tower of London | |
United Kingdom | Tudor Crown | Destroyed in 1649. Replica of original crown kept at Hampton Court Palace | |
United Kingdom (Scotland) | Crown of Scotland | Seen here in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II at the Scottish Parliament. (Crown kept at Edinburgh Castle as part of the Honours of Scotland). | |
United States (Hawaii) | Crowns of Hawaii | Kept in the Iolani Palace | |
Vietnam | Crown of Po Klong M'hnai | Kept in the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History |
Others
- Heraldic Crown of the Order of Malta (Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation)
- Oba's crown (Ritually potent crown composed of steel wires, beadwork and other masonry. Of all of the members of the Yoruba chieftaincy system of West Africa, only kings are allowed to wear it).
See also
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