# Consort crown

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{{Short description|Crown worn by the spouse of a monarch}}
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A '''consort crown''' is a [crown](/source/crown_(headgear)) worn by the [consort](/source/queen_consort) of a [monarch](/source/monarchy) for their [coronation](/source/coronation) or on state occasions. Unlike with reigning [monarch](/source/monarch)s, 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 [British](/source/United_Kingdom) queens consort crowned from 1831 to 1937, which included [Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen](/source/Adelaide_of_Saxe-Meiningen), [Alexandra of Denmark](/source/Alexandra_of_Denmark), [Mary of Teck](/source/Mary_of_Teck) and [Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother), wore their own specially made consort crowns.<ref name="jones">{{cite book |last=Jones F.S.A. |first=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0KJCAAAAYAAJ&dq=crown+of+queen+adelaide+1831&pg=PA44 |title=Crowns and Coronations: A History of Regalia |publisher=Chatto and Windus |year=1883 |location=London |page=44 |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref> Each queen went on to outlive her husband but, as a [queen dowager](/source/queen_dowager), they retained the title, crown and other privileges of a queen for life. Previous English and British queens consort had used the [State Crown of Mary of Modena](/source/State_Crown_of_Mary_of_Modena), wife of [King James II](/source/James_II_of_England), until [Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen](/source/Adelaide_of_Saxe-Meiningen), the consort of [King William IV](/source/William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom), wore a new consort crown created for her. For the [coronation of Charles III and Camilla](/source/coronation_of_Charles_III_and_Camilla) in 2023, Camilla wore the [Crown of Queen Mary](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Camilla).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=A Brief History of Queen Mary's Coronation Crown |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a42891792/queen-mary-camilla-coronation-crown/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}}</ref>

In [Imperial Russia](/source/Russian_Empire), there were no unique consort crowns, because the [Lesser Imperial Crown](/source/Imperial_Crown_of_Russia) was intended to be used for coronation of all [empresses consort](/source/Tsaritsa), and after that, they did not wear crowns.

==Famous consort crowns==
*'''[Denmark](/source/Denmark)'''
** [Crown of the Queen Consort](/source/Danish_Crown_Regalia)
*'''[France](/source/Second_French_Empire)'''
** [Crown of Empress Eugénie](/source/Crown_of_Empress_Eug%C3%A9nie) 
*'''[Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary)'''
** [Crown of the Queen](/source/Crown_of_the_Queen_of_Hungary)
*'''[Iran](/source/Pahlavi_dynasty)''' 
** [Empress's Crown](/source/Empress's_Crown) 
*'''[Norway](/source/Norway)''' 
**[Crown of the Queen](/source/Queen_of_Norway's_Crown)
*'''[Poland](/source/Kingdom_of_Poland_(disambiguation))''' 
**[Queen's Crown](/source/Queen's_Crown)
**[Crown of Queen Maria Josepha](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Maria_Josepha)
*'''[Portugal](/source/Kingdom_of_Portugal)'''
**[Diadem of the Stars](/source/Diadem_of_the_Stars)
*'''[Romania](/source/Kingdom_of_Romania)'''
** [Crown of Queen Elisabeta](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Elisabeta_(of_Romania)) 
** [Crown of Queen Maria](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Maria)
*'''[Russia](/source/Russian_Empire)''' 
**[Lesser Imperial Crown](/source/Imperial_Crown_of_Russia) (the crown used by the [Tsaritsa](/source/Tsaritsa)s by marriage when being [crowned](/source/coronation))
**[Crown of Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna](/source/Imperial_Crown_of_Russia) 
*'''[Spain](/source/Spain)'''
**[Crown of the Queen Consort](/source/Crown_of_the_Queen_Consort_of_Spain) (Used by [Queen Mercedes](/source/Mercedes_d'Orl%C3%A9ans), [Queen Maria Christina](/source/Maria_Christina_of_Austria) and  [Queen Victoria Eugenie](/source/Victoria_Eugenie_of_Battenberg))
*'''[Sweden](/source/Sweden)'''
**[Crown of the Queen Consort](/source/Swedish_Royal_Regalia)
*'''[United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)''' 
** [Crown of Mary of Modena](/source/Crown_of_Mary_of_Modena)
** [Crown of Queen Adelaide](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Adelaide) 
** [Crown of Queen Alexandra](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Alexandra) 
** [Crown of Queen Elizabeth](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Elizabeth){{Efn|Crown of [Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother)}}
** [Crown of Queen Camilla](/source/Crown_of_Queen_Camilla){{Efn|Formerly the Crown of [Queen Mary](/source/Mary_of_Teck)}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}{{Types of Crowns}}{{Note list}}
Category:Monarchy
Category:Crowns (headgear)
Category:State ritual and ceremonies

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