coronation of Charles VII in 1429

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The coronation of Charles VII in 1429 was the pivotal ceremony during the Hundred Years’ War that confirmed his legitimacy as king of France following Joan of Arc’s military successes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
royal coronation ⓘ
associatedWith French monarchy ⓘ
Valois dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Valois

medieval French political culture ⓘ
chronologicallyAfter Treaty of Troyes (1420) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Troyes

death of Charles VI of France ⓘ
chronologicallyBefore capture and trial of Joan of Arc ⓘ
confersTitle King of France ⓘ
confirmsLegitimacyOf Charles VII of France ⓘ
follows Battle of Patay ⓘ
Loire Campaign of 1429 ⓘ
linked to: Loire Campaign

Siege of Orléans ⓘ
hasCeremonialRole sacralization of kingship ⓘ
hasCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance turning point in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
validation of Joan of Arc's mission ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Old French ⓘ
hasLocation Reims ⓘ
Reims Cathedral ⓘ
hasOutcome increased support for Charles VII among French subjects ⓘ
strengthening of Charles VII's claim to the throne ⓘ
weakening of Anglo-Burgundian propaganda ⓘ
hasParticipant Charles VII of France ⓘ
French royal court ⓘ
Joan of Arc ⓘ
hasPoliticalRole challenge to the English claim to the French throne ⓘ
delegitimization of the Treaty of Troyes ⓘ
hasReligiousContext Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasRitualElement anointing with holy oil ⓘ
crowning of the king ⓘ
oath-taking ceremony ⓘ
hasSubject Charles VII of France ⓘ
hasYear 1429 ⓘ
motivatedBy Joan of Arc's victories ⓘ
need to assert Valois legitimacy ⓘ
occursDuring Hundred Years' War ⓘ
opposedBy Burgundian faction ⓘ
English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
partOf French campaign of 1429 ⓘ
linked to: Loire Campaign
precedes consolidation of royal authority in France ⓘ
later French offensives against English-held territories ⓘ
symbolizes French national unity ⓘ
restoration of Valois authority ⓘ
tookPlaceOn 17 July 1429 ⓘ
usesObject Holy Ampulla of Reims ⓘ

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Reims Cathedral → associatedEvent → coronation of Charles VII in 1429 ⓘ
Joan of Arc → notableWork → coronation campaign of Charles VII at Reims ⓘ
linked to: coronation of Charles VII in 1429