Coronation Chair of Denmark
The Coronation Chair of Denmark is the chair formerly used in the coronation of the Danish monarch.
The Throne Chair today.
The silver lions in front of King Frederick V's castrum doloris in 1766. By unknown (1766?)
One of the three lions in Rosenborg Castle.
The Coronation Chair and King Frederick VI. By Wilhelm Bendz (1830)
Coronation of the Danish monarch
The coronation of the Danish monarch was a religious ceremony in which the accession of the Danish monarch was marked by a coronation ceremony. It was held in various forms from 1170 to 1840, mostly in Lund Cathedral in Lund, St. Mary's Cathedral in Copenhagen and in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød.
Anointing of King Christian VIII and Queen Caroline Amalie in 1840. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1841.
Coronation of King Frederick II in St. Mary's Cathedral in Copenhagen in 1559.
Anointing of King Christian V and Queen Charlotte Amalie at Frederiksborg Palace in 1671.
Proclamation of King Christian X from the balcony of Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg in 1912.