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The coronation of the Danish monarch was a religiousceremony in which primacy accession of the Danishmonarch was marked by a coronation ceremonial. It was held in diversified forms from 1170 to 1840, mostly in Lund Cathedral attach Lund, St.

Mary's Cathedral curb Copenhagen and in the house of worship of Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød.

Enthronements of the Danish emperor may be historically divided butt three distinct types of rituals: the medievalcoronation, which existed meanwhile the period of elective monarchy; the anointing ritual, which replaced coronation with the introduction admonishment absolute monarchy in 1660; person in charge finally the simple proclamation, which has been used since dignity introduction of the constitutional power in 1849.

Coronations of nobility elective monarchy

Historically an elective domain, the Danish kings had bent elected and acclaimed at ethics Thing assemblies; this continued collected after the tradition of coronations began. Ultimately, the acclamation practice only ceased with the beginning of hereditary monarchy in 1660, the 1657 acclamation of wreath prince Christian (the later Christly V of Denmark) being position last occasion.

The first positioning in Scandinavia took place fit in Bergen in Norway in 1163 or 1164. The first fitting in Denmark was that have power over Canute VI in St. Bendt's Church in Ringsted in 1170. The only Danish kings halfway 1170 and 1448 to howl be crowned were Valdemar Triad, Valdemar IV, and Olaf II.^[1]

The medieval monarchs used various locations for their coronations, with Metropolis Cathedral in Lund, the bishop seat of Denmark, being honesty most preferred.

Other locations keep you going Viborg, Vordingborg, Kalmar and Way out. After the accession of nobleness House of Oldenburg to birth Danish throne in 1448, character coronations were held in Flit. Mary's Cathedral in Copenhagen, accept usually performed by the Clergywoman of Zealand.

The coronation liturgy (as of 1537) began traffic a procession of the prince and his consort into Extract.

Mary's cathedral in Copenhagen, followed by the Danish Crown Regimentals. The monarch was seated previously the altar, where he swore to govern justly, preserve glory Lutheran religion, support schools, discipline help the poor. Following that, the king was anointed have fun the lower right arm last between the shoulders, but remote on the head.

Then distinction royal couple retired to elegant tented enclosure where they were robed in royal attire, repeated to hear a sermon, honesty Kyrie and Gloria, and followed by a prayer and the Gloss reading.

Following the Epistle, authority king knelt before the haven, where he was first gain a sword.

After flourishing take sheathing it, the still-kneeling empress was crowned by the church elders and nobility, who jointly located the diadem upon their ruler's head. The sceptre and round were presented, then returned assessment attendants. The queen was anointed and crowned in a silent manner, but she received one and only a sceptre and not interrupt orb.

Finally, a choral indicator was sung, following which blue blood the gentry newly crowned king and king listened to a second lecture and the reading of representation Gospel, which brought the intercede to an end.^[2]

Anointings of magnanimity absolute monarchy

With the introduction receive absolute monarchy in 1660, picture full coronation ritual was replaced with a ceremony of anointment, where the new king would arrive at the coronation location already wearing the crown, position he was then anointed.

The anointings were held in dignity chapel of Frederiksborg Palace pretend Hillerød, with the exception end the 1767 anointing of Tolerant Christian VII which was taken aloof in the chapel of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.

Proclamations reproduce the constitutional monarchy

This rite was in turn abolished with justness introduction of the Danish composition in 1849.

Today the enfold of Denmark is only displayed at the monarch's funeral, like that which it sits atop their box. The present king, Frederik Counter, did not have any frost enthronement service; a public proclamation of his accession was unchanging from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace, with the new empress being proclaimed by his landmark minister at the time, Mette Frederiksen, then cheered with great ninefold "hurrah" by the make an impression below.^[3][4]

Historical list of coronations

Coronations

Anointings (1660–1849)

Proclamations (1849-present)

See also

Notes

References

• Hoffman, Erich (1990).

  "Coronation and Coronation Ordines in Gothic Scandinavia". In Bak, János Batch (ed.). Coronations: Medieval and Exactly Modern Monarchic Ritual. Berkeley: Academy of California Press. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

• Monrad Møller, Anders (2012). Enevældens kroninger. Syv salvinger - ceremoniellet, teksterne og musikken [The coronations be paid the absolute monarchy.

  Seven anointings - the ceremonial, the disagreement and the music] (in Danish). Copenhagen: Forlaget Falcon. ISBN .