Crown
| This article is concerned with the rule character crown; for further meanings see Crown (term clarifying). |
One Crown (Latin corona - the wreath/ring, Greek ?????? - Wreath/ring, Crown) is a precious, usually from gold and jewels Kopfzierde predominantly gearbeite like a Christian-more abendlaendischer Ruler, As well as expression of their power and became symbol of their rule over a certain people or a territory.
Carrying crowns came in the old Orient in use. Already in old Egypt and in antique Greece rulers carried for one Front hoar frost or Diadem. Those Perserkoenige belonged to first, the one closed crown, one Tiara, carried. This form became later of that Byzantine Emperors taken over as well as of that Popes, the one three-way crown carried.
Those Roman emperor used that Diadem or that Laurel ring that Imperatoren as symbols of their power. The rulers that Teuton carried one Helmet or a front hoar frost. Since the time that Karolinger became usual closed crowns, of one or more handles were over-curved.
The coronation/culmination
In the European The Middle Ages only the correctly carried out lent Coronation/culmination - with the correct crown at the correct place by the correct, D.h. in addition Koenigskroener entitled (Coronator) a ruler its Legitimacy. In Holy Roman realm about the selected king had by that Archbishop of Cologne in Aachen - starting from that 16. Century in Frankfurt/Main - with that Realm crown are crowned. The emperor coronation/culmination had - likewise to in 16. Century - by that Pope in Rome or by a papal Legaten take place. The coronation/culmination church that French kings was those Cathedral of Reims.
Kinds of crown
Governing one Prince and Noble one, in the order of rank under Emperors and Kings stood, carried Coronets of rank, their forms by aristocracy rank were certain. Since that 17. Century exist the in such a way specified Rank beads.
- Emperor crown
- King crown
- Ore duke hat
- Duke crown
- Kurfuerstenhut
- Fuerstenhut
- Prince crown (all closed)
- Grafenkrone (9 Perl tines)
- Freiherrnkrone (7 Perl tines)
- Aristocracy- or Knight crown (5 Perl tines)
Admitted crowns:
- Realm crown of the Holy Roman realm of German nation
- Edward crown and Imperially State Crown (British king crowns)
- Iron crown (king crown of the Lombardei and/or. Italy)
- Steel crown (king crown of Romania)
- French king crowns
- Crown István Bocskays
- Austrian emperor crown
- Step Hans crown (Hungarian king crown)
- Tiara (Pope crown)
- Wenzelskrone (Boehmi king crown)
- Zarenkrone
- Cap of mono Mach (Moskowiter Zarenhut)
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Literature
- Juergen Abeler: Crowns. Rule character of the world.; 1. Edition, DuesseldorfVienna (Econ) 1972; ISBN 3430110025
