Imperial coronation journeys

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Imperial coronation journeys were ceremonial processions undertaken by newly elected Holy Roman Emperors as they traveled to their coronation sites, marked by political pageantry and displays of imperial authority across key imperial cities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Empire tradition
ceremonial procession
political ritual
associatedWithInstitution Holy Roman Emperor
imperial church
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
documentedIn court ceremonial ordinances
imperial chronicles
urban records of imperial cities
endedWith decline of the Holy Roman Empire in the early 19th century
hasCharacteristic accompanied by courtly pageantry
highly ceremonial
involved formal entries into cities
involved legal and political acts
involved religious ceremonies
hasContext Holy Roman Empire
hasFunction to communicate succession and legitimacy
to confirm bonds between emperor and imperial estates
to negotiate privileges and confirmations of rights
to stage imperial magnificence
hasPurpose to bring the newly elected king of the Romans to his coronation site
to display imperial authority across the empire
to perform public acts of rulership
to secure political support in key imperial cities
involves high-ranking clergy
imperial princes
imperial retinue
newly elected Holy Roman Emperor
prince-electors
urban elites of imperial cities
partOf imperial coronation ceremonies
passedThrough imperial free cities
key imperial cities
territories of imperial princes
relatedTo imperial coronation at Aachen
imperial coronation at Frankfurt
imperial coronation at Rome
imperial itinerant kingship
royal progress
symbolizes transfer of the elected ruler into full imperial dignity
unity of emperor and empire
timePeriod c. 12th century to 18th century
tookPlaceIn early modern period
medieval period
tookPlaceWithinTerritory Holy Roman Empire
typicallyEndsAt imperial coronation site
typicallyStartsAfter election of the king of the Romans

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Nuremberg Castle significantEvent Imperial coronation journeys