Westminster Abbey coronation order

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The Westminster Abbey coronation order is the traditional liturgical and ceremonial framework that has historically governed how English and later British monarchs are crowned in Westminster Abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial framework ⓘ
coronation order ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ
adaptedFor Coronation of Charles III ⓘ
Coronation of Elizabeth II ⓘ
appliesTo British monarchs ⓘ
linked to: British monarch

English monarchs ⓘ
associatedWith Coronation Chair ⓘ
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ
King Edward's Crown ⓘ
linked to: St Edward's Crown
country United Kingdom ⓘ
developedFrom medieval English coronation rites ⓘ
follows Christian liturgical tradition ⓘ
governs liturgical roles of participants ⓘ
sequence of coronation ceremonies ⓘ
texts of prayers and responses ⓘ
use of music and hymns ⓘ
hasContinuitySince Middle Ages ⓘ
hasKeyElement anointing with holy oil ⓘ
coronation oath ⓘ
delivery of regalia ⓘ
placing of the crown ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
hasPart anointing ⓘ
communion service ⓘ
crowning ⓘ
homage ⓘ
investiture ⓘ
oath ⓘ
recognition ⓘ
influencedBy Frankish coronation ordo ⓘ
Roman liturgy ⓘ
modifiedDuring 20th century ⓘ
Reformation in England ⓘ
linked to: English Reformation

Restoration period ⓘ
performedBy Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
performedWith Church of England clergy ⓘ
precededBy earlier English royal anointing rites ⓘ
setting Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of the Crown ⓘ
divine sanction of monarchy ⓘ
traditionallyPreservedBy Church of England ⓘ
Dean and Chapter of Westminster ⓘ
usedAt Westminster Abbey ⓘ
usedFor coronation of the consort ⓘ
coronation of the sovereign ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coronation of George II → usedRite → Westminster Abbey coronation order ⓘ
King of England → ceremonialEvent → coronation at Westminster Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Westminster Abbey coronation order