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A crown (Latin corona - the wreath/ring, Greek - wreath/ring, crown) as well as is a precious, usually from gold and jewels gearbeite Kopfzierde predominantly Christian ruler, expression of their power and became symbol of their rule over a certain people or a territory.
Carrying crowns came in the old Orient into use. Already in old Egypt and in the antique Greece ruler carried a front hoar frost or a Diadem. The belonged to first, the one closed crown, a Tiara, carried. This form was taken over later by the Byzantine emperors as well as by the Popes, who carried a three-way crown.
The Roman emperors used the Diadem or the laurel ring of the Imperatoren as symbols of their power. The rulers of the Teutons carried a helmet or a front hoar frost. Since the time of the Karolinger closed crowns became usual, which were over-curved of one or more handles.
In the European Middle Ages only the correctly carried out coronation/culmination with the correct crown lent at the correct place by the correct, i.e. in addition (Coronator) entitled a ruler its legitimacy. In the holy Roman realm about the selected king had by the archbishop of Cologne in Aachen - starting from that 16. Century in Frankfurt/Main - with the realm crown to be crowned. The emperor coronation/culmination had - likewise to in 16. Century - via the Pope in Rome or via papal Legaten take place. The coronation/culmination church of the French kings was the cathedral of Reims.
Governing princes and noble one, who stood in the order of rank under emperors and kings, carried coronets of rank, whose forms were certain by aristocracy rank. Since that 17. The rank beads in such a way specified exist to century.
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