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A '''State Crown''' is the working [[crown (headgear)|crown]] worn by a [[monarch]] on recurring state occasions such as [[State Opening of Parliament|State Openings of Parliament]], as opposed to the [[coronation crown]] with which they would be formally crowned.

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A '''state crown''' is the working [[crown (headgear)|crown]] worn or used by a [[monarch]] on recurring state occasions such as when [[State Opening of Parliament|opening Parliament]] in Britain, as opposed to the [[coronation crown]] with which they would be formally crowned.

Some state crowns might however be used during parts of the [[coronation]] ceremony. In isolated cases, individual monarchs sometimes chose to use their state crown instead of the official [[coronation crown]] for the crowning, but those cases were exceptions rather than the norm.
Some state crowns might however be used during parts of the [[coronation]] ceremony. In isolated cases, individual monarchs sometimes chose to use their state crown instead of the official [[coronation crown]] for the crowning, but those cases were exceptions rather than the norm.


Some states where there was no ceremonial coronation only had state crowns, or neither as in Belgium.
Some states where there was no ceremonial coronation only had state crowns, or neither as in Belgium.


==British state crowns==
==British state crowns==
[[File:Imperial State Crown2.JPG|right|thumb|The British [[Imperial State Crown]]]]
The term ''state crown'' was particularly used in the [[Kingdom of England]] and its successor [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] to describe the crowns of Kings [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] and [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] that were worn on occasions such as the [[State Opening of Parliament]]. While the crown of Charles no longer exists, the [[Gemstone|jewel]]-less frame of the [[State Crown of George I]] is still kept among the [[British Crown Jewels]]. Unless the state crown of King Charles, the state crown of King George was also used to crown him with, in preference to the heavier and older [[St. Edward's Crown]].
The term ''state crown'' was particularly used in the [[Kingdom of England]] and its successor [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] to describe the crowns of Kings [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] and [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] that were worn on occasions such as the [[State Opening of Parliament]]. While the crown of Charles no longer exists, the [[Gemstone|jewel]]-less frame of the [[State Crown of George I]] is still kept among the [[British Crown Jewels]].

Because they were more frequently in use, in contrast to a coronation crown which was usually only worn once during each reign, state crowns were repeatedly replaced due to wear and tear.
Because they were more frequently in use, in contrast to a coronation crown which was usually only worn once during each reign, state crowns were repeatedly replaced due to wear and tear.


When, because of its age and fragility, the State Crown of George I was replaced in [[1838]], the new replacement crown was instead called the [[Imperial State Crown]], as was its replacement in [[1937]]. Even though this term reflected, albeit in with delay, the adoption of the title [[Emperor]] (or Empress) of India by the British Monarchy in 1801, the adjective 'imperial' was not abandoned after the Indian and Pakistani independence in 1947 led to the abolition of the imperial style after the British Empire had been transformed into the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1931.
Because of its age and fragility, the State Crown of George I was replaced in 1838,<ref>{{cite book | last = Charles Fox Davies | first = Arthur |author2=Graham Johnston | title = A Complete Guide to Heraldry | publisher = Kessinger Publishing | year = 2004 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0EBiwcy4x5EC&dq=%22State+crown%22+opening&pg=PA359 | isbn = 1-4179-0630-8 | page = 359}}</ref> the new replacement crown was instead called the [[Imperial State Crown]], as was its replacement in 1937. The adjective 'imperial' did not indicate that British sovereigns were emperors, even if ''rex in regno suo est imperator'' (the king is emperor within his own realm), but in medieval European tradition crowns with arches were called 'imperial'.


==References==
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{{Types of Crowns}}
{{Types of Crowns}}


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[[Category:State ritual and ceremonies]]

Latest revision as of 18:29, 16 March 2024

A state crown is the working crown worn or used by a monarch on recurring state occasions such as when opening Parliament in Britain, as opposed to the coronation crown with which they would be formally crowned.

Some state crowns might however be used during parts of the coronation ceremony. In isolated cases, individual monarchs sometimes chose to use their state crown instead of the official coronation crown for the crowning, but those cases were exceptions rather than the norm.

Some states where there was no ceremonial coronation only had state crowns, or neither as in Belgium.

British state crowns

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The British Imperial State Crown

The term state crown was particularly used in the Kingdom of England and its successor Kingdom of Great Britain to describe the crowns of Kings Charles II and George I that were worn on occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament. While the crown of Charles no longer exists, the jewel-less frame of the State Crown of George I is still kept among the British Crown Jewels. Because they were more frequently in use, in contrast to a coronation crown which was usually only worn once during each reign, state crowns were repeatedly replaced due to wear and tear.

Because of its age and fragility, the State Crown of George I was replaced in 1838,[1] the new replacement crown was instead called the Imperial State Crown, as was its replacement in 1937. The adjective 'imperial' did not indicate that British sovereigns were emperors, even if rex in regno suo est imperator (the king is emperor within his own realm), but in medieval European tradition crowns with arches were called 'imperial'.

References

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  1. ^ Charles Fox Davies, Arthur; Graham Johnston (2004). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Kessinger Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 1-4179-0630-8.