Monomakh's Cap

Monomakh's Cap (Шапка Мономаха in Russian) is one of the symbols of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars. It is currently exhibited at the Kremlin Armoury.

Monomakh's Cap is a 14th-century golden filigree pointed headgear of Central Asian origin with sable trimming, decorated with precious stones and crowned with a cross. The legend of Byzantine emperor Constantine IX sending this cap to his grandson Vladimir Monomakh (Grand Prince of Kiev) appeared in the late 15th - early 16th century due to the creation of a unified Russian state. The legend served as one of the grounds for the "Moscow as the Third Rome" political theory. Ivan III crowned his successor with Monomakh's Cap. Ivan the Terrible, the first Russian tsar, was also crowned with this headgear. In 1721, Peter the Great replaced Monomakh's Cap with the Imperial Crown of Russia.

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European & World Crowns Crown of Bavaria \| Crown of Christian IV (Denmark) \| Crown of Christian V (Denmark) \| Crown of Charlemagne (France) \| Royal Crown of Serbia \| Crown of Empress Eugenie (France) \| Crown of Frederick I (Prussia) \| Crown of Louis XV (France) \| Crown of Napoleon (France) \| Crown of Wilhelm II (Prussia) \| Crown of St. Stephen (Hungary) \| Crown of St Wenceslaus (Bohemia) \| Crown of the Polish Kingdom (Poland) \| Kiani Crown (Persia) \| Imperial Crown of Austria \| Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire \| Imperial Crown of Russia \| Iron Crown of Lombardy \| Monomakh's Cap (Muscovy) \| Pahlavi Crown (Iran) \| Papal Tiara

English, Scottish & British Crowns (by chronology) Crown of Scotland \| St. Edward's Crown \| Crown of Mary of Modena \| State Crown of George I \| Crown of Frederick, Prince of Wales \| Coronation Crown of George IV \| Crown of Queen Adelaide \| Imperial State Crown \| Small diamond crown of Queen Victoria \| Crown of Queen Alexandra \| Crown of George, Prince of Wales \| Crown of Queen Mary \| Imperial Crown of India \| Crown of Queen Elizabeth \| Crown of Charles, Prince of Wales

See also: Coronation \| Crown Jewels \| Heir Apparent \| Heir Presumptive \| King \| Monarchy \| Queen \| Regalia \| Royal Family