List of papal tiaras in existence
List of papal tiaras still in existence

List of papal tiaras in existence

Section Title: List of papal tiaras still in existence
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Name	Year	Notes

1	Tiara of Pope Gregory XIII	1572-1585	The oldest surviving, made by Cristoforo Foppa. Decoration originally included an emerald (404.5 carats) later incorporated in the Napoleon Tiara.

2	Papier-mâché Tiara	1800	Made for the coronation of Pope Pius VII in exile in Venice following the seizure or destruction of papal tiaras by the French troops that invaded Rome in 1798.

3	-	Napoleon Tiara	1804	Napoleon I gifted a tiara to Pope Pius VII, who presided at his coronation as emperor in December 1804. Manufactured by Henri Auguste and Marie-Etienne Nitot of the House of Chaumet, its decoration celebrated that coronation and the Concordat of 1801.

4	Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI	1834	One of the most worn in the papal collection. Worn at times by Pius IX, Pius X and Pius XII.

5	Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI	1845

6	Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI	date unknown	Lightweight version.

7	Tiara of Pope Pius IX	1846	Created in 1854. With 18,000 diamonds and 1,000 emeralds, sapphires and rubies.

8	-	Spanish Tiara	1855	A gift from Queen Isabella II of Spain, weighing three pounds and topped with a single sapphire. Decoration included 18,000 diamonds, pearls, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires.

9	Tiara of Pope Pius IX	late 1850s	A gift from the Congregation of Holy Cross. On permanent display in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

10	Belgian Tiara	1871	A gift to Pope Pius IX from the women of the Royal Court of the King of the Belgians made by Jean-Baptiste Bethune of Ghent.

11	Tiara of Pope Pius IX	1870s	Lightweight tiara.

12	Pio Nono Tiara.JPG	Palatine Tiara	1877	A gift from the Palatine Guard to Pope Pius IX to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop.

13	German Tiara	1887	A gift from Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany in commemoration of Pope Leo XIII's Golden Jubilee as a priest. Decorated with 1,000 pearls.

14	-	Paris Tiara	1888	A gift from the Catholics of Paris to celebrate the golden jubilee of Pope Leo XIII's ordination as a priest. By Émile Froment-Meurice.

15	Austrian Tiara	1894	A gift from Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria.

16	Golden Tiara	1903	Presented by Cardinal Pietro Respighi on behalf of the world's Catholics to commemorate the Pope Leo XIII's silver jubilee as pope.

17	Tiara of Pope Pius X	1908	By papal jewelers Tatani to commemorate the golden jubilee of the ordination of Pope Pius X as a priest. Made because the pope found other tiaras too heavy.

18	Tiara Pius XI.JPG	Tiara of Pope Pius XI	1922	A gift from the Archdiocese of Milan. Decorated with 2,000 precious stones inlaid.

19	-	1959	A gift to Pope John XXIII from the people of Bergamo, his home region, in honour of his election. Worn on occasion.

20	-	Tiara of Pope Paul VI	1963	The last tiara worn at a papal coronation. Made by laboratories of Scuola Beato Angelico of Milan in a modern style with minimal ornament.

21	-	Tiara of John Paul II	1981	Presented to Pope John Paul II by Catholics in Hungary. Never worn.

22	Tiara Benedict XVI.JPG	2011	Presented to Benedict XVI on 25 May 2011 by a group of German Roman Catholics; created by Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Christians.

23	2016	Presented to Pope Francis on 16 May 2016 by the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, Trajko Veljanovski.

Sentence(s)

Pope Pius VII elected in exile in Venice, had to use a papier-mâché tiara for his coronation in 1800.

final_sentence: Pope Pius VII elected in exile in Venice, had to use a papier-mâché tiara for his coronation in 1800.