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Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne.
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Coronation of the French monarch
Legitimation ceremony in the Kingdom of France
The accession of the king of France to the royal throne was legitimized by a ceremony performed with the Crown of Charlemagne at the Reims Cathedral. In late medieval and early modern times, the new king did not need to be anointed in order to be recognized as French monarch but…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Reims Cathedral
Church and episcopal seat in Reims, France
Notre-Dame de Reims, known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was the traditional location for the coronation of the kings of France.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Charlemagne
King of the Franks and first Holy Roman Emperor (748–814)
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January 25
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