coronation rites
Royal investiture traditions
Coronation rites are the ceremonial procedures through which a monarch is formally invested with royal authority.
These typically include religious elements—anointing with sacred oil, taking oaths, receiving regalia like crown and scepter—and public proclamation.
The rites legitimize the sovereign's rule through tradition and, historically, divine sanction: The coronation rites date back centuries.
- orbLuminous celestial body
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- Stone of SconeScottish coronation seat
- royal processionMonarchs' formal public march
oath · divine right · sovereign · robe · Holy Roman Empire · legitimacy · sacred hymns · acclamation · liturgy · royal lineage · ampulla · consecration · anointing oil · constitutional monarchy · regalia · chrism · investiture · kneeling before
coronation ritesdeposition
Formal testimony under oath
dethronement · abdication · divestiture · defrocking · impeachment proceedings
coronation ritesfuneral rites
Customs for honoring deceased
state funeral · royal funeral · burial rites · memorial service · lying in state
coronation ritescoup d'état
Violent government seizure
regicide · usurpation · palace coup · violent overthrow · revolution