Iron Crown of Lombardy

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The Iron Crown of Lombardy is an ancient and venerated royal crown, traditionally used in the coronation of Kings of Italy and associated with the legacy of the Lombard and Holy Roman emperors.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf regalia
relic
royal crown
alsoKnownAs Iron Crown of Italy
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of the Lombards
Lombards
category Crowns of Europe
Italian regalia
color golden
conservationStatus preserved as a historic relic
coronationPlace Milan Cathedral
Monza Cathedral
country Italy
era Early Middle Ages
hasMeasurement small diameter compared to typical crowns
hasPart gemstones
golden circlet
inner iron band
heritageDesignation Italian national treasure
keptIn Chapel of Theodelinda
languageOfName English
locatedIn Italy
Lombardy
Monza
Monza Cathedral
material gold
iron
jewels
namedAfter Lombardy
nativeLabel Corona Ferrea
nativeLanguage Latin
notableEvent used in Napoleon I’s coronation as King of Italy in 1805
ownership Italian state
religiousSignificance Christian relic
shape circlet
symbolizes continuity of Roman and Lombard rule
royal authority in Italy
traditionallyBelievedToContain nail from the True Cross
traditionallyDatedTo early medieval period
usedBy Austrian emperors as Kings of Lombardy–Venetia
Holy Roman Emperors
Kings of Italy
Lombard kings
Napoleon I
usedFor coronation of Holy Roman Emperors as Kings of Italy
coronation of Kings of Italy
coronation of Lombard kings
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church

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