coronation of Frederick I of Prussia

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The coronation of Frederick I of Prussia in 1701 marked the transformation of Brandenburg-Prussia into the Kingdom of Prussia and the elevation of Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg, to King in Prussia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
royal coronation ⓘ
category 1701 in Europe ⓘ
History of Prussia ⓘ
Royal coronations in Germany ⓘ
ceremonialAct anointing of Frederick I ⓘ
crowning of Frederick I ⓘ
commemoratedBy court festivities in Königsberg ⓘ
minting of commemorative coins ⓘ
conferredTitle King in Prussia ⓘ
countryInvolved Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
date 1701-01-18 ⓘ
dynasty House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
foreignPolicyMotive to secure Prussian support for the Habsburgs in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
hasParticipant Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
Sophie Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ
impact enhanced prestige of the Hohenzollern dynasty ⓘ
foundation for later expansion of Prussian power in Germany ⓘ
includedCoronationOf Sophie Charlotte of Hanover as Queen in Prussia ⓘ
languageOfCeremony German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalBasis imperial consent from the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
monarchAfterCoronation Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
monarchBeforeCoronation Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
negotiatedWith Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
officiatedBy Archbishop of Primate of Royal Prussia (representative of the clergy) ⓘ
place Königsberg ⓘ
Königsberg Castle ⓘ
politicalContext Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessorEvent rule of the Electors of Brandenburg ⓘ
presentDayLocation Kaliningrad, Russia ⓘ
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
previousTitleOfMonarch Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
reasonForTitleForm to avoid conflict with the title King of Bohemia within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
region East Prussia ⓘ
relatedToWar War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
resultedIn elevation of Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg, to King in Prussia ⓘ
transformation of Brandenburg-Prussia into the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
successorEvent establishment of the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
symbolized rise of Prussia as a European power ⓘ
transition from an electorate to a kingdom ⓘ
titleStyleAdopted King in Prussia ⓘ
usedRegalia Prussian royal crown ⓘ
linked to: Prussian crown

Prussian royal orb ⓘ
Prussian royal sceptre ⓘ
year 1701 ⓘ

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Electorate of Brandenburg → eventEnd → coronation of Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ