Monomakh's Cap

Monomakh's Cap (????? ???????? in Russian) is one of the symbols of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars. It is currently exhibited at the Kremlin Armoury.

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Russian - Russia - Autocracy - Crown - Grand prince - Tsar - Kremlin Armoury

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Monomakh's Cap is a 14th-century golden filigree pointed headgear of Central Asian origin with sable trimming, decorated with precious stones and crowned with a cross. The legend of Byzantine emperor Constantine IX sending this cap to his grandson Vladimir Monomakh (Grand Prince of Kiev) appeared in the late 15th - early 16th century due to the creation of a unified Russian state. The legend served as one of the grounds for the "Moscow as the Third Rome" political theory. Ivan III crowned his successor with Monomakh's Cap. Ivan the Terrible, the first Russian tsar, was also crowned with this headgear. In 1721, Peter the Great replaced Monomakh's Cap with the Imperial Crown of Russia.

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14th - Gold - Filigree - Central Asia - Sable - Precious stone - Legend - Byzantine emperor - Constantine IX - Vladimir Monomakh - Kiev - 15th - 16th century - Moscow as the Third Rome - Ivan III - Ivan the Terrible - 1721 - Peter the Great - Imperial Crown of Russia

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