The Romanov Bride's Crown. Catherine the Great had it made for her eldest grandson's (Alexander I) bride Elizaveta Alexeienva in 1793. Ever since then, every bride, those who were born in or married in, wore these two crowns on their wedding day. The bottom two pictures are of Grand duchess Maria Pavlovna in her wedding day wearing the crowns (1908), and a famous painting of Nicholas and Alexandra (wearing the crowns) on their wedding day, November 26, 1894.
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