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.
Christian V was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.
Portrait by Jacob d'Agar, c. 1685. The king poses with his hand authoritatively placed on the marshal's baton, as a true absolute monarch.
Christian V portrayed as the prince elect in the year 1650, in a painting by Karel van Mander III
The anointing of Christian V in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace in 1671.
Seal of Christian V.