The sovereign.27s crown Coronation of the Russian monarch

russian rulers dmitri donskoi peter great utilized cap of monomakh, fourteenth-century gold filigree cap sable trimming, adorned pearls , other precious stones. although russian legend held had been given vladimir monomakh byzantine emperor constantine ix, more modern scholarship assigns asian origin diadem.

with accession of peter great emperor of russia in 1721, undertook programme of westernizing various aspects of russian society. in line this, regalia became influenced western-style. replaced monomakh s diadem 1 modelled on private crowns of holy roman emperors, of imperial crown of austria 1 example. peter s wife, succeeded him catherine i, first wear type of diadem. coronation of catherine great (catherine ii) in 1762, court jewelers ekhart , jérémie pauzié decided create new crown, known great imperial crown, used style of mitre divided 2 half-spheres central arch between them topped diamonds , 398.72-carat red spinel china. crown produced in record 2 months , weighted 2.3 kg.

this crown used in coronations paul nicholas ii—although latter tried (but failed) replace monomakh s crown ceremony. survived subsequent revolution, , considered 1 of main treasures of romanov dynasty, on display in kremlin armoury museum in moscow.