Coronation crown
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St. Edward's Crown
The Coronation crown of English and British monarchs since the Restoration.
The Coronation crown of English and British monarchs since the Restoration.
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Famous coronation crowns
- 1877 Papal Tiara - used to crown Popes Pius XII and John XXIII;
- St. Edward's Crown - traditional English and British coronation crown, though in reality most monarchs have used other crowns to be crowned with. St. Edward's Crown has only been the permanent British coronation crown since the 1911 coronation of King George V;
- Crown of Charlemagne - the coronation crown of Kings of France up to and including King Louis XIV. It was destroyed during the French Revolution.
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See also
| Types of Crowns | Image:Krone Kaiser Rudolf II Kaisertum Österreich.jpg |
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Circlet | Consort crown | Coronation crown | Coronet | Imperial crown | Imperial State Crown | Papal Tiara | State crown | |