Crowned Heads Of Europe (phrase)
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''Crowned heads of Europe'' is a phrase used to describe monarchs in Europe. 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''. The painting on the side of Professor Marvel's coach in the film ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)">The Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
'' reads, "Acclaimed by the Crowned Heads of Europe." 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 Olav V of Norway, Crown Prince Olav of Norway. 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."


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{{Reflist Monarchies of Europe Quotations from literature 1790s neologisms