Crowned heads of Europe (phrase)

{{Short description|Term used to describe monarchs in Europe}}Crowned heads of Europe is a phrase used to describe monarchs in Europe.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1397595/Crowned-heads-of-Europe-join-Queen-for-jubilee-Order-of-Garter-ceremony.html|title=Crowned heads of Europe join Queen for jubilee Order of Garter ceremony|last=Davies|first=Caroline|date=18 June 2002|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=11 November 2015}}

The phrase was used in Robert Plumer Ward's 1795 two-volume book, An Enquiry Into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2RQPM0T0nEC&q=%22crowned+heads+of+Europe%22&pg=PA462|title=An Enquiry Into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe|last=Robert Plumer Ward|author-link=Robert Plumer Ward|year=1795|publisher=Strahan and Woodfal|accessdate=11 November 2015}}

The painting on the side of Professor Marvel's coach in the film The Wizard of Oz reads, "Acclaimed by the Crowned Heads of Europe."{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthegreencurtain.com/oz_and_the_fed.htm |title=Behind the Green Curtain |accessdate=2019-03-30 }}

In 1952 the Chicago Tribune used the phrase "Crowned heads of Europe" to describe the mourners at the funeral of George VI that included Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and the then Crown Prince Olav of Norway.{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/02/17/page/8/article/report-duchess-of-windsor-may-win-acceptance|title=Crowned Heads of Europe wend their way home|date=February 17, 1952|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=11 November 2015}}

Monarchy researcher and historian, Rolf-Ulrich Kunze used the phrase when he said, "Every king or queen has the right to step down from the throne. If the pope can do it, so can the crowned heads of Europe."{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/european-royaltys-next-generation/a-16777150|title=European royalty′s next generation - Europe - DW.COM - 28.04.2013|work=DW.COM|accessdate=11 November 2015}}