Essen Crown
The Essen Crown (German language, German: ''Essener Krone'') is an Ottonian golden crown in the Essen Cathedral Treasury. It was formerly claimed that it might have been the crown with which the three-year-old Otto III was Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of the Romans in 983, which is the source of its common name, the Childhood Crown of Otto III (''Kinderkrone Ottos III''). However, this idea most probably derives from the wishful thinking of early twentieth century historians of Essen and it is now widely rejected. However it is certainly the oldest surviving lily crown in the world. Description In its shape the crown recalls a Byzantine art, Byzantine circlet. The band is 3.5 cm wide and its diameter is now 12.5 cm, having been adjusted to fit the head of the Golden Madonna of Essen, Golden Madonna. A regular border of precious stones runs along the whole circumference. The main circlet is made of gold which has been heavily alloyed with silver; ...
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