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The Holy Crown of Hungary (Hungarian: Szent Korona [ˈsɛnt ˈkoronɒ], [note 1] Latin: Sacra Corona), also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, named in honour of Saint Stephen I of Hungary, was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings were crowned with it since the twelfth century.
The Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Hungarian: a Szent Korona Országai), informally Transleithania (meaning the lands or region "beyond" the Leitha River), were the Hungarian territories of Austria-Hungary, throughout the latter's entire existence (30 March 1867 – 16 November 1918), and which disintegrated following its dissolution.
The main scenes are the "Holy Dexter" or Stephen's right hand, a relic that is now kept in St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest, on the northern wall; and the Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as the Crown of St. Stephen) on the southern wall, together with a procession of rulers of Hungary and dignitaries, all the way to Miklós Horthy and his ...
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István király [ˌsɛnt ˈiʃtvaːn kiraːj]; Latin: Sanctus Stephanus; Slovak: Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; c. 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.
In 1915, in the middle of World War I, Austria-Hungary adopted a heraldic composition uniting the shield that was used in the Hungarian part, also known as the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, with a new version of the medium shield of the Austrian part as depicted above in the section on the mainline of the Emperors of Austria.
Hungary before World War One. In 1867, the Crown's two regna, Transylvania and Hungary, were reunited in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. However, the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia kept and improved its position as an autonomous realm within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen. In 1881, Croatian and Slavonian military frontiers were ...
The Order of Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István rend) is an order of chivalry founded in 1764 by Maria Theresa.In 1938, Miklós Horthy took the rights and activities of Grand Master as Regent of Hungary.
Holy Crown of Hungary (Saint Stephen's Crown), and other pieces of the Hungarian Regalia. The coronation of the Hungarian monarch was a ceremony in which the king or queen of the Kingdom of Hungary was formally crowned and invested with regalia. It corresponded to the coronation ceremonies in other European monarchies.