The glorious half-moon crown records the love story of Pushkin's granddaughter. )/Kloc-Around 0/890, Archduke Mikhail Mikhainovich, the grandson of Tsar Nikolai I, met Sophia, who was only 22 years old, at the dance. She is tall, fair-skinned and looks lovely. The young archduke fell in love with her at first sight, and his charming behavior left a deep impression on Sophia. Regardless of the prejudice of the portal, the two soon decided to live for life.
In order to win the favor of his fiancee, Archduke Mikhail spared no expense to find senior craftsmen to design the crown from the famous Russian jeweler K·E· Lin. In the more than 200 years before the overthrow of the czar dynasty, all the heads of K·E· Bolin Company worked as court jewelers of six czars.
The jeweler of K·E· Bolin Company accepted the trust of the Grand Duke and began to work day and night. 189 1, this long-awaited pure gold crown finally unveiled its mystery. It is a smooth half-moon, inlaid with 822 diamonds and 72 rubies. It is dazzling and amazing under the light. The most unique thing is that a part of the crown can be cleverly removed and used as a brooch and hairpin.
189 1 year, Sophia and Archduke Mikhail got married in San Ramon. The sacred church music fluttered beautifully in the air, and Mikhail gave his bride a glittering golden crown as a wedding gift. They looked at each other affectionately, as if time had suddenly solidified at this moment. ...
Young Sophia is full of beautiful dreams about her married life. She is deeply fascinated by her husband and doesn't care about all criticism and accusations from outside. However, from the day they met, trouble has been bothering them. Although Sophia's mother is Pushkin's youngest daughter and her father is a German prince, she was forbidden to inherit the title of her father's family since she was a child because her mother was not royal.
Under the strict concept of hierarchy at that time, Tsar Alexander III refused to recognize the marriage between Sophia and Archduke Mikhail, and the newlyweds were marginalized everywhere in the upper class of Russia. God played tricks on people, and poor Sophia was forced to follow in her mother's footsteps and emigrate overseas with her husband. The crown that witnessed their bitter love was also brought to England.
Fortunately, in England, Sophia was treated well by Queen Victoria, and was awarded the title of Countess de Toby, and her descendants became the distinguished big noble. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is Sophia's nephew. 1927, Sophia died in England, leaving her last words, hoping to return the precious crown to the motherland one day.
Today, this crown belongs to Marquise Sarah of Milford Harbor, England. She has decided to bid farewell to the priceless artistic treasures of this family. In order to comply with the wishes of the family, Marquise Sarah specially consulted the famous Russian entrepreneur altan Mikhainovich Tarasco about the sale of the crown. Tarasco realized that only in Russia can this crown exert its greatest historical value. He advised Marquise Sarah to postpone the sale of the crown, and at the same time bought huge insurance for the crown out of her own pocket.
Tarasco has set up a charity named "Saving the National Cultural and Historical Heritage" and plans to raise more funds to help this rare treasure return to Russia. From March 1, this crown will be exhibited in hermitage museum, St. Petersburg for two weeks. Some famous Russian experts are studying it carefully, and the final price will be decided by these experts. According to a preliminary estimate, this crown is worth $5 million (Monomakh Crown).
Around 1237~ 1240, Mongolian troops invaded Russia, which greatly destroyed Russia's political and economic life and was on the verge of collapse.
According to historical records, during this period, Russian craftsmen and skilled workers either died in the war or were plundered as slaves by Mongols in batches, so that there was a general shortage of talents in Russian principalities. For example, around 1240, the enamel shop in Kiev closed down because of the lack of skilled technicians, and the technology of making cloisonne was once lost.
The crown of Monomark was made by oriental craftsmen from the end of 13 to the beginning of 14. It is said to be a gift from Uzbek Khan, the Mongolian Golden Curtain Khan, to Ivan I, the Grand Duke of Moscow. During the invasion of Mongolia, a group of famous Russian jewelers were recruited to work for Khan, so this crown somewhat retained the characteristics of Russian traditional jewelry technology. From the appearance, the whole crown is no different from ordinary mink hat, but it is made of gold, surrounded by jewels and lined with traditional mink hair.
/kloc-In the 6th century, this crown was gradually called the crown of Monomark. Monomark was named after Vladimir Monomakh, the Grand Duke of Kiev in the early Middle Ages. At that time, the Russians thought that the Byzantine Empire was the center of the universe, honoring the Byzantine monarch as the "Tsar", and thought that all the Russian princes were ministers of the Byzantine Tsar. Vladimir I was the first to introduce Byzantine Orthodox Church as the state religion, which determined the future fate and cultural development direction of Russia. Naming the crown Monomakh also symbolizes the successful transition of power from Byzantine Empire to Russian monarch. When Peter the Great was crowned in 1682, he ascended the throne of the czar wearing a crown based on the prototype of the Monomark crown. Since then, the Russian czar has worn this crown every time he holds the enthronement ceremony. It belongs to the last ruler of Kazan Principality, Edigor Mehmount. It was made in16th century. It is one of the oldest Russian crowns, inlaid with dozens of pearls, rubies and emeralds, and the bottom is made of comfortable and soft mink.
1547, 18-year-old Ivan IV, Grand Duke of Moscow, was crowned Russian monarch, officially renamed Tsar, and Moscow Principality was officially renamed Tsar Russia. Ivan IV strengthened centralization by cruel means and wiped out many big noble through constant slaughter. During the expedition from 1547 to 1552, he led the army to annex Kazan principality ruled by Mongolian Tatars, and at the same time took the crown of Kazan principality into his pocket. The demise of Kazan Principality was an important turning point in Russian history, which completely changed the power contrast between Russians and Mongolian Tatars. It is also called Monomak Crown II, which was made by Moscow Kremlin Workshop at 1682. It is 20.3 cm high and made of gold, silver, precious stones and sable. There is a famous court coup story about the origin of the alias of the crown.
1682, Tsar fedor III died. According to regulations, the throne should be passed on to his younger brother Ivan alexeyevich, who was only 14. But because he is weak and mentally handicapped, he can't participate in national politics. The naryshkin family pushed Peter, the half-brother, as the czar, but the Miroslavski family was dissatisfied with this and instigated the Guards to launch a coup, pushing Ivan as the czar. After that, the all-Russian gentry conference confirmed Ivan as the first tsar and Peter as the second tsar. However, Ivan was only a nominal czar after he ascended the throne, and the actual power was held by his mother, Princess Sophia, until 1689, when there was another coup in the Russian court and Sophia was imprisoned in a monastery. Since then, power has fallen to Peter, the most famous Peter the Great in Russian history.
Peter the Great was only 10 years old when he was confirmed as the second czar. At the coronation ceremony, my brother Ivan wore the traditional Monomark crown, while my brother Peter wore this special Monomark crown II.
Under the skillful hands of the royal jeweler, Peter's coronation crown is almost identical to the traditional Monomark crown. It is made of gold and has eight facets. The top of the crown is decorated with an exquisite cross, while the bottom lining is made of traditional mink, which is of great significance in Russian classical etiquette clothing and symbolizes prosperity and wealth.
Thirty-seven years after the death of Peter the Great, six mediocre kings came to power. It was not until 1762 that the Russian Empire ushered in another monarch known as the "Great" in history-Catherine II.
Yekaterina was originally the princess of German national security second lieutenant Hart Zeberster, formerly known as Sophia August Frederic. 1745, she married 17-year-old Crown Prince Peter (called "Peter III" after he ascended the throne). Previously, she converted to the Orthodox Church and took her Christian name yekaterina.
Peter III was unpopular after he ascended the throne. 1On the morning of June 28th, 762, yekaterina launched a coup with the support of his lover and security officer Gregory orlov, deposing Peter III. On September 22nd, yekaterina was crowned in Notre Dame de Moscow Kremlin, known as "Catherine II" in history.
1762, the brilliant court jeweler Poggi Ye made the grand crown for the coronation ceremony of Catherine II, which won the praise of the world for its richness and exquisiteness, and he created a new world of diamonds. The Grand Crown is inlaid with 4,836 diamonds, weighing 2,858 carats, among which the world's largest and most beautiful Red Velvet spinel, weighing 398.72 carats, is listed as one of the seven famous historical diamonds in the former Soviet Union. Gemmologists thought it was ruby for a long time, but later it was found to be a rare spinel. It is worth mentioning that it was bought from Beijing. 1676, at the order of Alihese Mikhailovich, Russian special envoy Nikolai Spafir visited China and bought this spinel in Beijing with 2672 gold rubles. Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne on1June 2, 953. At the coronation ceremony, the archbishop of the royal family held the crown of St. Edward high in the air, then put it down and put it on the head of 27-year-old Elizabeth. Since then, a young royal young woman has become the undisputed queen. The crown of St. Edward was designed and produced during the period of Queen Victoria in 1837, and many rare treasures were added during the period of George VI. By the time of Elizabeth II, this British imperial crown will be even more valuable. There are more than 2,800 diamonds, 4 rubies, 1 1 emerald, 16 sapphires and 227 pearls. Every year when Queen Elizabeth II attends the opening ceremony of Parliament, the imperial crown is transported by carriage to the dressing room of Westminster Palace, where the Queen wears the crown to attend the ceremony.
The famous treasures in the crown are: "black prince Ruby" in the center of the crown, which has a history of hundreds of years. Directly below the "black prince Ruby" is the second largest diamond in the world named "African Star II", weighing 3 17 carats; In the center of the crown cross, there is a "Saint Edward sapphire" weighing 330 carats, which is said to have been polished in the17th century. These three treasures alone are enough to make this crown world-famous. The crown pattern symbolizing the supreme power of the British royal family can be seen everywhere on coins in Britain and Commonwealth countries. However, when the Queen of England visited South Africa on March 9, 1995, she was confronted with an embarrassing crown diamond storm. The storm came from the "Star of Africa", which is said to be the largest diamond ever discovered by mankind.