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The coronation proper begins with the bishops' petition that the traditional rights of the Church be maintained and the king's reply, followed by the king's taking of the coronation oath, [9] in the Bourbon era on the Reims Gospel. Then the Recognition takes place followed by the singing of the Te Deum.
The kings used the title "King of the Franks" (Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: Rex Franciae; French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. [3]
Coronation of King Wilhelm I of Prussia. King Wilhelm I was crowned in 1861 as King of Prussia, prior to the establishment of the German Empire (1871). He was crowned with great pomp, becoming the first king to be crowned in Prussia since the coronation of King Friedrich I in 1701, although a significant number of politicians opposed the idea ...
1274: the king cedes half of the Comtat Venaissin to pope Gregory X; 1283: Perche and the County of Alençon are inherited from the king's brother Pierre I of Alençon. 1284: purchase of the County of Chartres. the king makes appanage grants of Valois to his second son Charles and Beaumont-en-Oise to his third son Louis. [17]
The tradition of French monarchs stretched back to Clovis I in the fifth century and coronations had taken place in Reims since the ninth century. In 1825 the event had four stages: The King's journey from Paris to Reims, the ceremonies in that city, his return journey to Paris and entry into the city and various events held in the capital. [4]
It was the first coronation since 1722 and only the second since 1654 due to the longevity of the two previous monarchs Louis XV and Louis XIV. The city of Reims in Champagne was the traditional site of French coronations, a ceremony that stretched back in some form to the baptism of Clovis I in the city.
The last coronation to be held there was the Coronation of Louis XVI in 1775. The Coronation of Charles X by François Gérard. Consecration of Charles X as King of France in the Cathedral of Reims Coronation robe of King Charles X. Preserved in the palais du Tau in Reims (Marne, France).
Direct vassals of the French king in the 10th to 12th centuries: County of Champagne (to the royal domain in 1316) County of Blois (to the royal domain in 1391) Duchy of Burgundy (until 1477, then divided between France and the Habsburgs) County of Flanders (to Burgundy in 1369) Duchy of Bourbon (1327–1523) Acquisitions during the 13th to ...