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List of British coronations
This is a list by date of coronations of British monarchs from the 10th century to the present.
Monarchs of England (900–1603) edit
| Monarch | Consort | Date of accession | Date of coronation | Presiding cleric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward the Elder | 26 October 899 | Whit Sunday, 8 June 900 Kingston upon Thames | Plegmund, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Æthelstan | 17 July 924 | 4 September 925 Kingston upon Thames | Athelm, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edmund I | 27 October 939 | Possibly 1 December 939 Kingston upon Thames | Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Eadred | 26 May 946 | 16 August 946 Kingston upon Thames | ||
| Eadwig | 23 November 955 | 26 January 956 Kingston upon Thames | ||
| Edgar | Ælfthryth | 1 October 959 | Whit Sunday, 11 May 973 Bath Abbey | Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward the Martyr | 8 July 975 | August 975 Kingston upon Thames | Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury and Oswald, Archbishop of York | |
| Æthelred the Unready | 18 March 978 | April 978 Kingston upon Thames | ||
| Edmund Ironside | 23 April 1016 | 25 April 1016 Old St Paul's Cathedral | Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Cnut | 30 November 1016 | Possibly January 1017 Old St Paul's Cathedral | ||
| Harthacnut | 17 March 1040 | Possibly June 1040 Canterbury Cathedral | Eadsige, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Edward the Confessor | 8 June 1042 | Easter Sunday, 3 April 1043 Old Minster, Winchester | ||
| Edith of Wessex | January 1045 Old Minster, Winchester | |||
| Harold II | 5 January 1066 | Saturday, 6 January 1066 probably at Westminster Abbey | Ealdred, Archbishop of York or Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury[1] | |
| William I - article | [a] | Nov-Dec 1066 | Christmas Day, Monday, 25 December 1066 | Ealdred, Archbishop of York |
| [b] | Matilda of Flanders | Sunday, 11 May 1068 | ||
| William II | [c] | 9 September 1087 | Sunday, 26 September 1087 | Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry I | [d] | 2 August 1100 | Sunday, 5 August 1100 | Maurice, Bishop of London |
| [b] | Matilda of Scotland | 11 November 1100 marriage | Sunday, 11 November 1100 | Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Adeliza of Louvain | 24 January 1121 marriage | Sunday, 30 January 1121 | Ralph d'Escures, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stephen | [a] | Saint Stephen's Day Thursday, 26 December 1135 | William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| [b] | Matilda of Boulogne | Sunday, 22 March 1136 | ? | |
| Henry II | Eleanor of Aquitaine | 25 October 1154 | Sunday, 19 December 1154 | Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry the Young King | [a] | Sunday, 14 June 1170 | Roger de Pont L'Evêque, Archbishop of York | |
| Margaret of France | Sunday, 27 August 1172 Winchester Cathedral | Rotrou, Archbishop of Rouen | ||
| Richard I | [d] | 6 July 1189 | Sunday, 3 September 1189 | Baldwin of Exeter, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Berengaria of Navarre | 12 May 1191 marriage | Sunday, 12 May 1191 Kingdom of Cyprus | |
| John | [d] | 6 April 1199 | Ascension Day, Thursday, 27 May 1199 | Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Isabella of Angoulême | 24 August 1200 marriage | Sunday, 8 October 1200 | |
| Henry III | [d] | 19 October 1216 | Friday, 28 October 1216 Church of St. Peter in Gloucester (now Gloucester Cathedral) | Cardinal Guala Bicchieri or Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester |
| [d] | Sunday, 17 May 1220 | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | ||
| [b] | Eleanor of Provence | 14 January 1236 marriage | Sunday, 20 January 1236 | Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward I | Eleanor of Castile | 16 November 1272 | Sunday, 19 August 1274 | Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward II | Isabella of France | 7 July 1307 | Sunday, 25 February 1308 | Henry Woodlock, Bishop of Winchester |
| Edward III | [d] | 20 January 1327 | Sunday, 1 February 1327 | Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Philippa of Hainault | 24 January 1328 marriage | Sunday, 18 February 1330 | Simon Mepeham, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Richard II | [d] | 21 June 1377 | Thursday, 16 July 1377 | Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Anne of Bohemia | 20 January 1382 marriage | Thursday, 22 January 1382 | William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Isabella of Valois | 1 November 1396 marriage | Monday, 8 January 1397 | Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry IV | [d] | 30 September 1399 | St Edward's Day, Monday, 13 October 1399 | |
| [b] | Joanna of Navarre | 7 February 1403 marriage | Monday, 26 February 1403 | |
| Henry V | [d] | 20 March 1413 | Passion Sunday, Sunday, 9 April 1413 | |
| [b] | Catherine of Valois | 2 June 1420 marriage | Sunday, 23 February 1421 | Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry VI | [d] | 31 August 1422 | Sunday, 6 November 1429 | |
| [d] | 21 October 1422 | Sunday, 16 December 1431 as King of France Notre Dame de Paris | Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester | |
| [b] | Margaret of Anjou | 23 April 1445 marriage | Sunday, 30 May 1445 | John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward IV | [d] | 4 March 1461 | Sunday, 28 June 1461 | Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Elizabeth Woodville | 1 May 1464 marriage | Sunday, 26 May 1465 | |
| Richard III | Anne Neville | 25 June 1483 | Sunday, 6 July 1483 | |
| Henry VII | [d] | 22 August 1485 | Sunday, 30 October 1485 | |
| [b] | Elizabeth of York | 18 January 1486 | Sunday, 25 November 1487 | John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Henry VIII - article | Catherine of Aragon | 21 April 1509 (King) 11 June 1509 (Queen) marriage | Sunday, 24 June 1509 | William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| [b] | Anne Boleyn- article | 28 May 1533 marriage | Sunday, 1 June 1533 | Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward VI - article | [c] | 28 January 1547 | Sunday, 20 February 1547 | |
| Mary I - article | [d] | 19 July 1553 | Sunday, 1 October 1553 | Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester |
| Elizabeth I - article | [c] | 17 November 1558 | Sunday, 15 January 1559 | Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle |
Monarchs of Scotland (1057–1651) edit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2013) |
| Monarch | Consort | Date of inauguration or coronation | Place | Presiding cleric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lulach | 8 September 1057 | Scone Abbey | ? | |
| Malcolm III | 25 April 1058? | Scone, Perth and Kinross | ? | |
| David I | Maud, Countess of Huntingdon | April or May 1124 | Scone Abbey | Possibly Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld[2] |
| Malcolm IV | [d] | Wednesday, 27 May 1153 | Scone Abbey | Possibly Robert of Scone, Bishop of St Andrews[3] |
| William I | [d] | Friday, 24 December 1165 | Scone Abbey | Richard the Chaplain, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Alexander II | [d] | Saturday, 6 December 1214 | Scone Abbey | William de Malveisin, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Alexander III | [d] | Wednesday, 4 September 1241 | Scone Abbey | David de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews |
| John (Balliol) | Isabella de Warenne | Sunday, 30 November 1292 | Scone Abbey | William Fraser, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert I | Elizabeth de Burgh | Sunday, 27 March 1306 | Scone Abbey | No bishop present[4] |
| David II | Joan of England | Sunday, 24 November 1331 | Scone Abbey | James Bane, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert II | Euphemia de Ross | Wednesday, 26 March 1371 | Scone Abbey | William de Landallis, Bishop of St Andrews |
| Robert III | Annabella Drummond | Thursday, 18 August 1390 | Scone Abbey | Walter Trail, Bishop of St Andrews |
| James I | [d] | Tuesday, 2 May or Sunday, 21 May 1424 | Scone Abbey | Henry Wardlaw, Bishop of St Andrews |
| James II | [d] | Tuesday, 25 March 1437 | Holyrood Abbey | Michael Ochiltree, Bishop of Dunblane |
| James III | [d] | Sunday, 10 August 1460 | Kelso Abbey | James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews |
| James IV | [d] | Tuesday, 24 June 1488 | Scone Abbey | William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews |
| James V | [d] | Wednesday, 21 September 1513 | Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle | James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow |
| [b] | Mary of Guise | Sunday, 22 February 1540 | Holyrood Abbey | David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews |
| Mary I | [d] | Sunday, 9 September 1543 | Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle | John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews |
| James VI - article | [d] | Tuesday, 29 July 1567 | Kirk of the Holy Rude, Stirling | Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney |
| [b] | Anne of Denmark - article | Sunday, 17 May 1590, O.S. | Holyrood Abbey | |
| Charles I | [e] | Tuesday, 18 June 1633, O.S. | Holyrood Abbey | John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews |
| Charles II - article | [d] | Wednesday, 1 January 1651, O.S. | Scone Abbey | Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll[f] |
Monarchs of England, Ireland and Scotland (1603–1707) edit
From 1603 onwards England, Ireland and Scotland were personally united under the same ruler (see Personal union).
| Monarch | Consort | Date of accession | Time intervening | Date of coronation | Presiding cleric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James VI and I - article | Anne of Denmark | 24 March 1602/1603, O.S.[g] | 4 mo 1 d | Saint James's Day, Monday, 25 July 1603, O.S. | John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Charles I | [h] | 27 March 1625, O.S. | 10 mo 6 d | Candlemas, Thursday, 2 February 1625/1626, O.S.[g] | George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Charles II | [d] | 30 January 1648/1649, O.S.[g] (de jure) 8 May 1660, O.S. (de facto) | 11 mo 15 d | Saint George's Day, Tuesday, 23 April 1661, O.S. | William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| James II and VII | Mary of Modena | 6 February 1684/1685, O.S.[g] | 2 mo 17 d | Saint George's Day, Thursday, 23 April 1685, O.S. | William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| William III and II and Mary II | (reigned jointly) | 13 February 1688/1689, O.S.[g] | 1 mo 29 d | Thursday, 11 April 1689, O.S. | Henry Compton, Bishop of London |
| Anne | [i] | 8 March 1701/1702, O.S.[g] | 1 mo 15 d | Saint George's Day, Thursday, 23 April 1702, O.S. | Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–1801) edit
| Monarch | Consort | Date of accession | Time intervening | Date of coronation | Presiding cleric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George I | [j] | 1 August 1714, O.S. | 2 mo 19 d | Wednesday, 20 October 1714, O.S. | Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| George II - article | Caroline of Ansbach | 11 June 1727, O.S. | 4 mo | Wednesday, 11 October 1727, O.S. | William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| George III - article | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 25 October 1760 (King) 8 September 1761 (Queen) marriage | 10 mo 28 d 14 d | Tuesday, 22 September 1761 | Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Monarchs of the United Kingdom (1801–present) edit
| Monarch | Consort | Date of accession | Time intervening | Date of coronation | Presiding cleric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George IV - article | [k] | 29 January 1820 | 1 y 5 mo 20 d | Thursday, 19 July 1821 | Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| William IV - article | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | 26 June 1830 | 1 y 2 mo 13 d | Thursday, 8 September 1831 | William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Victoria - article | [d][i] | 20 June 1837 | 1 y 8 d | Thursday, 28 June 1838 | |
| Edward VII - article | Alexandra of Denmark | 22 January 1901 | 1 y 6 mo 18 d | Saturday, 9 August 1902[l] | Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| George V - article | Mary of Teck | 6 May 1910 | 1 y 1 mo 16 d | Thursday, 22 June 1911 | Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edward VIII - article | [m] | 20 January 1936 | 1 y 3 mo 22 d | Wednesday, 12 May 1937 (cancelled due to his abdication) | — |
| George VI - article | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | 11 December 1936 | 5 mo 1 d | Wednesday, 12 May 1937[n] | Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elizabeth II - article | [i] | 6 February 1952 | 1 y 3 mo 27 d | Tuesday, 2 June 1953 | Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Charles III - article | Camilla Shand | 8 September 2022 | 7 m 28 d | Saturday, 6 May 2023 | Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury |
See also edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Married, but not jointly crowned
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Separate coronation of queen consort
- ^ a b c Never married
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Unmarried at time of coronation
- ^ Spouse Henrietta Maria was not in Scotland for the coronation.
- ^ Episcopacy abolished
- ^ a b c d e f In England at this time, the new year began on 25 March. Dates between 1 January and 25 March are accordingly given a double year, the first by the old mode of reckoning, the second by the current mode.
- ^ Spouse Henrietta Maria, a Catholic, did not participate in the Anglican coronation ceremony.
- ^ a b c The queen regnant's consort was not accorded equal title and consequently was not crowned.
- ^ Spouse Sophia Dorothea of Celle divorced in 1694.
- ^ Caroline of Brunswick, who was separated from the King, was turned away from coronation by force.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 26 June 1902, but postponed due to the King's life-threatening illness.
- ^ Unmarried at the time of his abdication.
- ^ Date originally planned for coronation of Edward VIII.
Citations edit
- ^ "England: Anglo-Saxon Consecrations: 871–1066". www.archontology.org. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Duncan, A. A. M. (30 August 2016). Kingship of the Scots, 842-1292: Succession and Independence. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474415453 – via Google Books.
- ^ Broun, Dauvit (20 August 2013). Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748685202 – via Google Books.
- ^ Duncan, A. A. M. (29 July 2019). Acts of Robert I (1306-1329). Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474467896 – via Google Books.
References edit
- . Official website of Westminster Abbey. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2011.