coronation of Alexander III of Russia

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The coronation of Alexander III of Russia was the grand imperial ceremony in 1883 that formally inaugurated his reign as Emperor of Russia following the assassination of his father, Alexander II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation
state ceremony
associatedWith Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED
Maria Feodorovna (Empress of Russia) NERFINISHED
Russian nobility
foreign diplomatic corps
capitalOfCoronationEmpire Saint Petersburg (de facto imperial capital) NERFINISHED
ceremonialRole anointing of the emperor
crowning of the emperor
crowning of the empress consort
commemoratedBy medals and commemorative issues of 1883
continent Asia
Europe
country Russian Empire
date 1883
dynasty House of Romanov NERFINISHED
endTime 27 May 1883 (O.S.)
followedBy coronation of Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED
follows assassination of Alexander II of Russia
reign of Alexander II of Russia
government Imperial Russian government NERFINISHED
hasCause accession of Alexander III of Russia to the throne
death of Alexander II of Russia
hasEffect formal inauguration of the reign of Alexander III of Russia
hasRepresentation paintings depicting the coronation ceremony
photographs of the coronation festivities
language Church Slavonic
Russian
location Dormition Cathedral NERFINISHED
Kremlin NERFINISHED
Moscow
officiatedBy Metropolitan of Moscow
senior clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church
participant Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) NERFINISHED
partOf reign of Alexander III of Russia
pointInTime 27 May 1883 (O.S.)
8 June 1883 (N.S.)
politicalContext consolidation of conservative and autocratic policies under Alexander III
precededBy coronation of Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED
religion Russian Orthodox Church
significance formal confirmation of Alexander III as Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias
major display of imperial power and wealth of the Romanov dynasty
startTime 27 May 1883 (O.S.)
typeOfEvent royal coronation
uses Imperial Crown of Russia NERFINISHED
Imperial mantle of Russia
Imperial regalia of Russia NERFINISHED
orb of the Russian Empire
sceptre of the Russian Empire NERFINISHED

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coronation of Nicholas II of Russia precededBy coronation of Alexander III of Russia