coronation of Nicholas II of Russia

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The coronation of Nicholas II of Russia was the lavish 1896 ceremony in Moscow’s Kremlin that formally inaugurated the reign of the last Emperor of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
state ceremony
associatedDate 1896-05-18
associatedEvent Khodynka Tragedy
associatedLocation Khodynka Field
capitalOfCoronationEmpire Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
surface form: Saint Petersburg
ceremonialCenter Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin
surface form: Cathedral Square, Moscow Kremlin
commemoratedBy coronation medals of Nicholas II
coronation porcelain and souvenirs
coronation rubles of Nicholas II
consortCrowned Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
surface form: Alexandra Feodorovna
country Russian Empire
date 1896-05-26
dynasty House of Romanov
endDate 1896-05-26
featuredRitual anointing of the emperor
crowning of the empress by the emperor
self-crowning by Nicholas II
followedBy no subsequent Russian imperial coronation
foreignDignitariesPresent Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
surface form: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

King George I of Greece
surface form: King of the Hellenes George I

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
surface form: Prince of Wales (future Edward VII)
hasGregorianDate 1896-05-26
hasOldStyleDate 1896-05-14
heldIn Dormition Cathedral
languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
location Moscow
Moscow Kremlin
Russia
monarchCrowned Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
surface form: Nicholas II of Russia
notableAs last coronation of a Russian emperor
numberOfGuestsApproximate 7000
officiatedBy Metropolitan Palladius of Moscow
partOf reign of Nicholas II of Russia
politicalContext late Russian Empire
precededBy coronation of Alexander III of Russia
publicFestivities banquets and receptions
distribution of gifts to the populace at Khodynka Field
illuminations and fireworks in Moscow
religion Russian Orthodox Church
significance formal inauguration of the reign of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
formal inauguration of the reign of Nicholas II of Russia
startDate 1896-05-14
style lavish imperial ceremony
usedRegalia Imperial Crown of Russia
Imperial regalia of Russia
surface form: Imperial Mantle of Russia

Imperial regalia of Russia
surface form: Imperial Orb of Russia

Imperial Sceptre
surface form: Imperial Sceptre of Russia

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Imperial Crown of Russia usedIn coronation of Nicholas II of Russia
state regalia of the Russian Empire lastUsedFor coronation of Nicholas II of Russia
this entity surface form: coronation of Nicholas II