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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coronation of Alexander III of Russia canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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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