Beside the two main theories – donation by the pope and creation in the time of Béla III – there exist a number of different theories of the more romantic kind, putting the origin of the crown into the far past and into Asia.
Kahe peamise teooria – kingitus paavstilt ja loomine Béla III ajal – kõrval on arvukalt erinevaid romantilisi teooriaid, mis panevad krooni päritolu kaugesse minevikku ja Aasiasse.