Coronation of William IV

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The Coronation of William IV was the 1831 ceremony at Westminster Abbey in which William IV was formally crowned King of the United Kingdom alongside Queen Adelaide, marked by relatively modest pageantry compared to earlier British coronations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
state ceremony
associatedWithDynasty House of Hanover
comparedTo earlier British coronations
coronatedConsort Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED
coronatedMonarch William IV
country United Kingdom
denomination Church of England
endDate 1831-09-08
followedBy Coronation of Queen Victoria
follows Coronation of George IV
hasCategory 1831 in the United Kingdom
19th-century coronations
Westminster Abbey events
hasFeature reduced ceremonial expenditure
relatively modest pageantry
simplified procession
hasParticipant Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen NERFINISHED
William IV
languageOfCeremony English
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
location Westminster Abbey
monarchReign Reign of William IV
officiantPosition Archbishop of Canterbury
officiatedBy William Howley
partOf British coronations
history of the British monarchy
pointInTime 1831
precededByEvent accession of William IV
religion Anglicanism
startDate 1831-09-08
titleBestowed King of the United Kingdom
Queen consort of the United Kingdom

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Coronation of George IV
followedBy
St Edward's Crown
usedIn

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