Coronation of George II

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coronation ceremony state ceremony

The Coronation of George II was the 1727 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George II as King of Great Britain and Ireland, marked by elaborate Anglican ritual, court pageantry, and the music of George Frideric Handel.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
coronation of King George II 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation ceremony →
state ceremony →
associatedWith British monarchy →
Georgian era →
associatedWithDynasty House of Hanover →
ceremonialObjectUsed Ampulla →
Ampulla and Coronation Spoon →
surface form: Coronation spoon

Orb →
Sceptre with the Cross →
St Edward's Crown →
city London, England →
surface form: London
commissionedMusicFrom George Frideric Handel →
consortCrowned Caroline of Ansbach NERFINISHED →
country Kingdom of Great Britain →
countryAtTime Kingdom of Great Britain →
surface form: Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
denomination Church of England →
followedBy Coronation of George III →
genreOfMusic coronation anthem →
hasAspect court pageantry →
liturgical ceremony →
public spectacle →
religious ritual →
hasLanguage English →
Latin →
hasParticipant Anglican clergy →
British nobility →
George Frideric Handel →
members of the royal court →
hasTheme continuity of monarchy →
divine right of kings →
royal legitimacy →
location Westminster Abbey, London →
surface form: Westminster Abbey
monarchCrowned George II of Great Britain →
musicBy George Frideric Handel →
notableWorkPerformed Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened →
My Heart is Inditing →
The King Shall Rejoice →
Zadok the Priest →
partOf British royal coronations →
precededBy Coronation of George I →
religion Anglicanism →
significance established Handel’s coronation anthems in the English ceremonial tradition →
formal investiture of George II as king →
usedMusicFor anointing →
enthronement →
processional sections →
recessional →
usedRite Anglican coronation liturgy →
Westminster Abbey coronation order →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zadok the Priest → commissionedFor → Coronation of George II →
this entity surface form: coronation of King George II
Zadok the Priest → firstPerformedOnOccasionOf → Coronation of George II →
Coronation of George I → followedBy → Coronation of George II →
Coronation of George III → follows → Coronation of George II →
St Edward's Crown → usedIn → Coronation of George II →