Coronation Oath
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The Coronation Oath is the formal promise made by a new British monarch during the coronation ceremony to govern according to the laws and customs of the United Kingdom and to uphold the Church of England.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coronation Oath canonical | 2 |
| Coronation Oath Act 1688 | 1 |
| Coronation Oath Act 1689 | 1 |
| Coronation Oath of George VI | 1 |
| Henry I’s coronation oath | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial practice
ⓘ
constitutional oath ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| bindingTo |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the United Kingdom
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Queen of the United Kingdom
|
| componentOf | United Kingdom constitution ⓘ |
| confessionalAlignment |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfLegalFoundation |
1688
ⓘ
1689 ⓘ |
| follows | accession of a new monarch ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
duties of the sovereign ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | medieval English coronation oaths ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Coronation Oath
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation Oath Act 1688
Coronation Oath self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation Oath Act 1689
|
| hasPart |
promise to cause law and justice in mercy to be executed
ⓘ
promise to govern according to statutes agreed in Parliament ⓘ promise to maintain the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law ⓘ promise to maintain the laws of God ⓘ promise to maintain the true profession of the Gospel ⓘ promise to preserve the rights and privileges of bishops and clergy ⓘ promise to preserve the rights and privileges of the people of the United Kingdom ⓘ promise to preserve the settlement of the Church of England ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory requirement ⓘ |
| madeBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Coronation of Charles III
ⓘ
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation of Elizabeth II
|
| occursDuring | coronation service ⓘ |
| partOf | Coronation of the British monarch ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| purpose |
to maintain the Church of England
ⓘ
to promise to govern according to the laws and customs of the realm ⓘ to secure the rights and privileges of the clergy and people ⓘ to uphold the Protestant reformed religion established by law ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| requiredOf | reigning monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| significance |
public affirmation of the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England
ⓘ
public affirmation of the rule of law by the sovereign ⓘ symbol of the contractual nature of the British monarchy ⓘ |
| usedIn | British coronation ceremony ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coronation Oath of George VI
this entity surface form:
Coronation Oath Act 1688
this entity surface form:
Coronation Oath Act 1689
this entity surface form:
Henry I’s coronation oath