Coronation of Charles II

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The Coronation of Charles II was the 1661 ceremony at Westminster Abbey that formally restored him to the English throne after the Interregnum, re-establishing the monarchy and traditional royal rites.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
royal ceremony
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWith House of Stuart
ceremonialType Anglican coronation rite
coronatedPerson Charles II of England
coronatedTitle King of England
King of Ireland
King of Scotland
country Kingdom of England
date 23 April 1661
followedBy Coronation of James II
follows English Commonwealth
surface form: "Commonwealth of England"

Interregnum
surface form: "English Interregnum"

Interregnum
hasCeremonialElement anointing with holy oil
crowning with St Edward's Crown
homage by peers
oath-taking
hasCulturalDepiction Coronation of Charles II
surface form: "The Coronation of Charles II (engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar)"

Coronation of Charles II
surface form: "The Coronation of Charles II (painting by John Michael Wright)"
hasEffect re-establishment of the English monarchy
re-establishment of traditional royal rites
location City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: "London"

Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: "Westminster Abbey"
officiatedBy William Juxon
participant Charles II of England
William Juxon
partOf Stuart period
surface form: "English Restoration"
precededBy Coronation of Charles I
religion Anglicanism
restored Charles II of England to the throne
monarchy in England
significantFor consolidation of the Restoration settlement
symbolic end of republican rule in England
usedLanguage English
Latin
usedRegalia Armills
Coronation Spoon
Royal robe
Sceptre with the Cross
Sceptre with the Dove
Sovereign's Orb
St Edward's Crown
Sword of State

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Coronation of James II follows Coronation of Charles II
Coronation of Charles II hasCulturalDepiction Coronation of Charles II
this entity surface form: "The Coronation of Charles II (painting by John Michael Wright)"
Coronation of Charles II hasCulturalDepiction Coronation of Charles II
this entity surface form: "The Coronation of Charles II (engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar)"
Restoration keyEvent Coronation of Charles II
subject surface form: "Restoration (England)"
Restoration of the monarchy significantEvent Coronation of Charles II
St Edward's Crown usedIn Coronation of Charles II

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