Enthronement
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An enthronement is a ceremony of inauguration, involving a person—usually a monarch or religious leader—being formally seated for the first time upon their throne. Enthronements may also feature as pa
Enthronement of the Japanese emperor Naruhito (2019).
Enthronement of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.
The heraldic Belgian crown, symbolically resting on the constitution on a statue of Leopold I.
Oath of Enthronement of Emperor Francis I (1749)
Gustaf VI Adolf
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Gustaf VI Adolf was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to the throne, he was cr
Enthronement
…were performed at Zaragoza by the Archbishop of Tarragona. In Sweden, no monarch has been crowned since Oscar II in 1873. Kings Carl XVI Gustaf and Gustaf VI Adolf have instead just been enthroned in a simple ceremony in Rikssalen at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 19 September 1973 and 30 October 1950 respectively…
Portrait, c. 1962
Gustaf Adolf's parents, Crown Prince Gustaf (V) and Crown Princess Victoria
Gustaf Adolf wearing his ducal coronet in Stockholm Palace circa 1900
July 1926: Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf in Bohemian Grove to see the play Truth by George Sterling. Photo by Gabriel Moulin.