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Imperial Crown was also a model of car from Imperial
Imperial (automobile)

Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's prestige automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981 through 1983.The Chrysler Imperial had been the company's most luxurious model, and in 1955 when the company decided to introduce a separate luxury brand, Imperial was the natural choice for the nameplate of the ne...
, the luxury division of the Chrysler Corporation.

An Imperial Crown is a crown used for the coronation of emperor
Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right ....
s. In Britain an Imperial Crown is a crown used by a monarch on state occasions other than the coronation
Coronation

A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a monarch with regal power, specifically involving the placement of a coronation crown upon his or her head, and the presentation of other items of regalia....
, when a special coronation crown
Coronation crown

A coronation crown is a crown used by a monarch when being coronation. In some monarchies, monarchs did not wear the one crown but had a number of crowns for different occasions; a coronation crown for the moment of coronation, and a state or imperial crown for general usage in state ceremonial....
is used.

Within the British constitution, The Crown

The Crown

Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the Crown is an abstract metonymy concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government....
is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of the government, and, by acts of Parliament, the Crown is an imperial crown.

Legal usage

Throughout the Commonwealth Realms, The Crown
The Crown

Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the Crown is an abstract metonymy concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government....
is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government.

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Imperial Crown was also a model of car from Imperial
Imperial (automobile)

Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's prestige automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981 through 1983.The Chrysler Imperial had been the company's most luxurious model, and in 1955 when the company decided to introduce a separate luxury brand, Imperial was the natural choice for the nameplate of the ne...
, the luxury division of the Chrysler Corporation.

An Imperial Crown is a crown used for the coronation of emperor
Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right ....
s. In Britain an Imperial Crown is a crown used by a monarch on state occasions other than the coronation
Coronation

A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a monarch with regal power, specifically involving the placement of a coronation crown upon his or her head, and the presentation of other items of regalia....
, when a special coronation crown
Coronation crown

A coronation crown is a crown used by a monarch when being coronation. In some monarchies, monarchs did not wear the one crown but had a number of crowns for different occasions; a coronation crown for the moment of coronation, and a state or imperial crown for general usage in state ceremonial....
is used.

Within the British constitution, The Crown
The Crown

Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the Crown is an abstract metonymy concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government....
is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of the government, and, by acts of Parliament, the Crown is an imperial crown.

Famous examples of imperial crowns

Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire

The Imperial Crown , is the crown of the King of the Romans, the rulers of the German Kingdom, since the High Middle Ages. Most of the kings were crowned with it....
- coronation crown of Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
s.
Imperial State Crown
Imperial State Crown

The Imperial State Crown is one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.The Crown is of a design similar to St Edward's Crown: it includes a base of four Cross patt?e alternating with four fleur-de-lis, above which are four half-arches surmounted by a cross....
- the crown manufactured for King George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was British monarchy and the United Kingdom Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the last King of Ireland , and the first Head of the Commonwealth....
in 1937, and modelled on an earlier imperial crown from the reign
Reign

A reign is the term used to describe the length of a monarch is the supreme leader over a kingdom. No time limit exists on reigns, nor is there a term of office....
of Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death....
, used by British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
monarchs at state ceremonies such as the State Opening of Parliament
State Opening of Parliament

In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event held usually in late October or November that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
Imperial Crown of India
Imperial Crown of India

The Imperial Crown of India was the crown of the Sovereign as Emperor of India during the time of the British Raj. The crown is housed with, but is not part of, the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom....
- the Imperial Crown worn by King George V
George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
at the Delhi Durbar
Delhi Durbar

The Delhi Durbar, meaning, "Noble court of Delhi", was a mass assembly at Delhi, India to commemorate the coronation of a List of monarchs in the British Isles....
in 1911.
Imperial Crown of Austria
Imperial Crown of Austria

The Crown of the Austrian Empire was originally the personal crown of emperor Rudolf II. It is therefore also known as the Crown of Rudolf II, or the Crown of the Austrian Empire....
- crown of the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
.
Imperial Crown of Russia
Imperial Crown of Russia

The Imperial Crown of Russia, or the Great Imperial Crown, is the crown that was used by the Emperors of Russia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1917....
- coronation crown of the Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n Tsar
Tsar

Tsar or czar , occasionally spelled csar or tzar in English language, is a slavs term designating certain monarchs.Originally, the title Czar meant Emperor in the European medieval sense of the term, that is, a ruler who has the same rank as a Ancient Rome or Byzantine emperor due to recognition by another emperor or...
s.

Legal usage

Throughout the Commonwealth Realms, The Crown
The Crown

Throughout the Commonwealth realms, the Crown is an abstract metonymy concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government....
is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government. It evolved naturally as a separation of the literal crown and property of the nation-state from the person and personal property of the monarch.

Because Pope Clement VII would not grant Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lordship of Ireland and claimant to the Early Modern France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII of England....
an annulment
Annulment

Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage Void . Unlike divorce, it is retroactive: an annulled marriage is considered never to have existed....
of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon also known as Katherine or Katharine; was the List of English consorts as the Wives of Henry VIII of Henry VIII of England, and Princess of Wales by her first marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales....
, the English Parliament passed the Act in Restraint of Appeals (1533) in which it was explicitly stated that
Where by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles it is manifestly declared and expressed that this realm of England is an empire, and so hath been accepted in the world, governed by one supreme head and king, having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial crown of the same.
The next year the Act of Supremacy
Acts of Supremacy

The first Act of Supremacy granted King Henry VIII of England Royal Supremacy which is still the legal authority of the Monarch of the United Kingdom....
(1534) explicitly tied the headship of the church to the imperial crown:
The only supreme head in earth of the Church of England
Church of England

The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
called Anglicana Ecclesia, and shall have and enjoy annexed and united to the imperial crown of this realm.

During the reign of Mary I
Mary I of England

Mary I , was Queen of England and Monarchy of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived half brother, Edward VI of England, to the English throne....
the First Act of Supremacy was annulled, but during the reign of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was List of English monarchs and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the House of Tudor....
the Second Act of Supremacy, with similar wording to the First Act, was passed in 1559. During the English Interregnum
English Interregnum

The English Interregnum was the period of parliamentary and military rule under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War. It began with the regicide of Charles I of England in January 1649, and ended with the English Restoration of Charles II of England in 1660....
the laws were annulled, but the acts which caused the laws to be in abeyance were themselves, deemed to be null and void by the Parliaments of the English Restoration
English Restoration

The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II of England after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War....
, so by act of Parliament The Crown of England and (later the British and UK crowns) are imperial crowns.

See also

Consort crown
Consort crown

A consort crown is a crown worn by the Queen Consort of a monarchy for her coronation or on state occasions.Unlike with reigning monarchs, 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....
Coronation crown
Coronation crown

A coronation crown is a crown used by a monarch when being coronation. In some monarchies, monarchs did not wear the one crown but had a number of crowns for different occasions; a coronation crown for the moment of coronation, and a state or imperial crown for general usage in state ceremonial....
State crown
State crown

A State Crown is the working crown worn by a monarch on recurring state occasions such as State Opening of Parliament, as opposed to the coronation crown with which they would be formally crowned....

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