Coronation Of Charles X
The Coronation of Charles X took place in Reims on 29 May 1825 when Charles X of France, Charles X was crowned as King of Kingdom of France, France, marking the last Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of a French monarch. It took place at Reims Cathedral in Champagne (province), Champagne, the traditional site of the coronation of French sovereigns. It was the only coronation to take place following the 1815 defeat of Napoleon and the Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon Restoration before the direct line July Revolution, were deposed in 1830. Background As the Count of Artois Charles has spent many years in exile following the execution of his brother Louis XVI in 1793 during the French Revolution. During the later years of the Napoleonic Wars he settled in Britain, returning to France when his brother was Bourbon Restoration in France, restored by Sixth Coalition, Allied Forces in 1814 and again after the Waterloo campaign in 1815. In the restored monarchy he was the ...
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Coronation Of Charles X Of France By François Gérard, Circa 1827
A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a coronation crown, crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the presentation of other items of regalia, marking the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power. Aside from the crowning, a coronation ceremony may comprise many other rituals such as the taking of special vows by the monarch, the investing and presentation of regalia to the monarch, and acts of homage by the new ruler's subjects and the performance of other ritual deeds of special significance to the particular nation. Western-style coronations have often included anointing the monarch with holy anointing oil, holy oil, or chrism as it is often called; the anointing ritual's religious significance follows examples found in the Bible. The monarch's consort may also be crowned, either simultaneously with the monarch or as a separate eve ...
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