Consort crown
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A consort crown is a
crown worn by the consort of a monarch for their coronation or on state occasions. Unlike with reigning monarchs
, who may inherit one or more crowns for use, consorts sometimes had crowns made uniquely for them and which were worn by no other subsequent consorts.
All
King William IV, wore a new consort crown created for her. For the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023, Camilla wore the Crown of Queen Mary.[2]
In
empresses consort
, and after that, they did not wear crowns.
Famous consort crowns
- Denmark
- France
- Hungary
- Iran
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Crown of Queen Elisabeta
- Crown of Queen Maria
- Russia
- Tsaritsas by marriage when being crowned)
- Crown of Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna
- Spain
- Queen Mercedes, Queen Maria Christina and Queen Victoria Eugenie)
- Sweden
- Crown of the Queen Consort
- United Kingdom
- Crown of Queen Adelaide
- Crown of Queen Alexandra
- Crown of Queen Mary
- Crown of Queen Elizabeth
- England
- Crown of Mary of Modena
References
- ^ Jones F.S.A., William (1883). Crowns and Coronations: A History of Regalia. London: Chatto and Windus. p. 44. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "A Brief History of Queen Mary's Coronation Crown". Town & Country. 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
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