Coronation of George III

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The Coronation of George III was the 1761 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George III as King of Great Britain and marking the beginning of his long reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
royal ceremony
category 1761 in London
British coronations
George III of the United Kingdom
century 18th century
ceremonialVenueFunction royal peculiar
chronologyPosition coronation of the third Hanoverian king of Great Britain
city London, England
surface form: London
consortCrownedTitle Queen consort of Great Britain
coronationChurch Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
coronationOathTakenBy George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
country Kingdom of Great Britain
countryAtTime United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
crownedAs sovereign of Great Britain
sovereign of Ireland
crownedMonarchHouse House of Hanover
date 22 September 1761
denomination Anglicanism
followedBy Coronation of George IV
follows Coronation of George II
hasDepiction Coronation of George III self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Coronation of George III (painting by John Copley)

contemporary engravings of the coronation procession
hasSpouseCrowned Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
hasSubject legitimization of George III’s rule
public display of monarchy
hasType religious ceremony
state ceremony
languageOfCeremony English
linkedEvent accession of George III
marriage of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
location Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
marksBeginningOf reign of George III
monarchCrowned George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
monarchCrownedTitle British monarch
surface form: King of Great Britain

King of Ireland
officiantTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
officiatedBy Thomas Secker
partOf British royal coronation tradition
politicalContext early reign of George III
predecessorMonarch George II of Great Britain
surface form: George II
religion Church of England
startTime 22 September 1761
usesRite Anglican coronation rite

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St Edward's Crown usedIn Coronation of George III
Coronation of George IV precededBy Coronation of George III
Coronation of George II followedBy Coronation of George III
Coronation of George III hasDepiction Coronation of George III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Coronation of George III (painting by John Copley)