Decoration of The Papal Tiara - Jewels On Other Tiaras

Jewels On Other Tiaras

The 1887 tiara given by Kaiser Wihelm I was decorated with 1,000 pearls. The 1922 Milan tiara of Pius XI had 2,000 precious stones inlaid, while John XXIII's 1959 tiara had 20 diamonds, 16 emeralds, 68 rubies and 70 pearls. The number was in fact intended to be double that, but John insisted that half the stones planned for his tiara be returned and the savings given to charity.

Papal tiara series
  • Coronation
  • Inauguration
  • Papal tiara
  • Decoration of the Papal Tiara
  • List of Tiaras
  • Origins of the Papal Tiara
  • Vicarius Filii Dei
Papal symbols and rituals
  • Apostolic Palace
  • Camauro
  • Coat of arms
  • Conclave
  • Coronation
  • Fanon
  • Flabellum
  • Holy See
  • Inauguration
  • Mitre
  • Mozzetta
  • Papal Basilicas
  • Papal Cross
  • Pallium
  • Popemobile
  • Regalia and insignia
  • Ring of the Fisherman
  • Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
  • St. Peter's Basilica
  • Saint Peter's Square
  • Sedia gestatoria
  • Sistine Chapel
  • Tiara
  • Vatican City
Papal Tiaras in existence
  • Tiara of Pope Gregory XIII (1500s)
  • Papier-mâché Tiara (1800)
  • Napoleon Tiara (1804)
  • Tiara of Pope Pius VII (1820)
  • Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (1834)
  • Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (1845)
  • Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI (lightweight)
  • Tiara of Pope Pius IX (1846)
  • Tiara of Pope Pius IX (lightweight)
  • Notre Dame Tiara (1850s)
  • Spanish Tiara (1855)
  • Belgian Tiara (1871)
  • Palatine Tiara (1877)
  • German Tiara (1887)
  • Paris Tiara (1888)
  • Austrian Tiara (1894)
  • Golden Tiara (1903)
  • Tiara of Pope Pius X (1908)
  • Milan Tiara (1922)
  • Tiara of Pope Pius XI (1922)
  • Tiara of Pope John XXIII (1959)
  • Tiara of Pope Paul VI (1963)
  • Tiara of Pope John Paul II (1981)
  • Tiara of Benedict XVI (2011)

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