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A '''consort crown''' is a [[crown (headgear)|crown]] worn by the [[Queen Consort]] of a [[monarchy|kingdom]] for her [[coronation]] or on state occasions.
Unlike with reigning [[monarch]]s, who may inherit one or more crowns for use, consorts sometimes had special crowns made uniquely for them and which were worn by no other later consort.
All [[United Kingdom|British]] Queens Consorts in the 20th century, [[Alexandra of Denmark]], [[Mary of Teck]] and [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]], wore their own specially made consort crowns, made in 1902, 1911 and 1937 respectively. Previous English and British Queens Consort had used the consort crown of [[Mary of Modena]], wife of King [[James II of England]], until [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen]], the consort of King [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]], who had a special new consort crown created for her.
==Famous consort crowns==
* [[Crown of Empress Eugenie]] ([[France]])
* [[Crown of Mary of Modena]] ([[England]])
* [[Crown of Queen Adelaide]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[Crown of Queen Alexandra]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[Crown of Queen Mary]] ([[United Kingdom]])
* [[Crown of Pahlavi]], ([[Iranium]])
* [[Crown of Queen Elizabeth]] (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother)
* [[Crown of Queen Elisabeta (of Romania)]] ([[Romania]])
* [[Crown of Queen Maria]] ([[Romania]])
* [[Empress's Crown]] ([[Iran]])
* [[Farah's tiara]] (Iran)
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[[Category:Monarchy]]
[[Category:Crowns]]
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