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It was later applied to a metal crown, generally in a circular or "fillet" shape. For example, the crown worn by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was a diadem, as was that of a baron later (in some countries surmounted by three globes). The ancient Celts were believed to have used a thin, semioval gold plate called a mind as a diadem. [3]
The name tiara refers to the entire headpiece, including the various crowns, circlets, and diadems that have adorned it through the ages, [1] [2] while the three-tiered form that it took in the 14th century is also called the triregnum [3] [4] or the triple crown, [5] and sometimes as the triple tiara.
A circlet is a piece of headwear that is similar to a diadem or a corolla. [1] [2] [3] The word 'circlet' is also used to refer to the base of a crown or a coronet, with or without a cap. [4] [5] Diadem and circlet are often used interchangeably, [6] and 'open crowns' with no arches (as opposed to 'closed crowns') have also been referred to as ...
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A radiant or radiate crown, also known as a solar crown, sun crown, Eastern crown, or tyrant's crown, is a crown, wreath, diadem, or other headgear symbolizing the Sun or more generally powers associated with the Sun. It comprises a number of narrowing bands going outwards from the wearer's head, to represent the rays of the Sun.
The precursor to the crown was the browband called the diadem, which had been worn by the Achaemenid rulers, was adopted by Constantine I, and was worn by all subsequent rulers of the later Roman Empire. Following the assumption of the diadem by Constantine, Roman and Byzantine emperors continued to wear it as the supreme symbol of their authority.
In this use, the English coronet is a purely technical term for all heraldic images of crowns not used by a sovereign. A Coronet is another type of crown, but is reserved for the nobility - Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. The specific design and attributes of the crown or coronet signifies the hierarchy and ranking of its owner.
The surviving French Crown Jewels, principally a set of historic crowns, diadems and parures, are mainly on display in the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre, France's premier museum and former royal palace, together with the Regent Diamond, the Sancy Diamond and the 105-carat (21.0 g) Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel, carved into the form of a dragon.