The Monomachos Crown and The Holy Crown of Hungary

Two crowns, both of which have a Byzantine-origin, will be examined in this Article. However, the main theme will be the Konstantin Monomakhos’ Crown, which has a Byzantine-origin. The paper will include the history and the characteristics of and the definition of the ornamentations on this crown. Besides its Byzantine-origin, the Konstantin Monomakhos’ Crown will be compared with the Hungarian Royal Crown, which was affected by the Vatican city, which is the center of Catolicism. Also, the reason(s) why the Monomakhos’ Crown was of secondary importance will be discussed. Products of 11th century, Konstantin Monomakhos Ctrown and the Hungarian Royal Crown (Holy Crown; Szent Korona; Stephen Corona; Sacra Corona) inspite of originating in the Byzantine artifacts, these works lifetime after they were created, linked with the history of Hungary. Both works had been preserved at the Hungarian National Museum (Magyar Nemzeti Museum) until 2000, the Hungarian Royal Crown was taken with a ceremony in 2. Millennium and started to present at Hungary's parliamentary building in a special protective custody. Hungarian Royal Crown, Hungary is an object that is part of power struggle in Hungarian history. About the Crown of the Hungarian Royal, it can be said that it left in the shade although it was made before Monomakhos’ Crown. The Konstantin Monomakhos’ Crown will be handled under the chapters as follows: Its history, the Emperorship and personality of Konstantin Monomakhos, the golden enameling and ornaments which is the essence of the ornamentation process of the crown, the recommendations for the design of the crown, and finally the crowns will be compared.

Keywords

The Konstantin Monomakhos’ Crown, Byzantine, Hungary, Golden Enameling, Hungarian Royal Crown