Investiture
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Investiture is a formal installation ceremony that a person undergoes, often to mark or celebrate their taking up membership in—or leadership of—a Christian religious institute, an order of chivalry,
Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey is invested with his knighthood as Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, in the field of battle, by King George VI on 15 October 1944, while Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery looks on.
Coronation
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A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and o
Investiture
…building etc) and other regalia such as a staff, sword, throne or sceptre may also play a role. An investiture is also often part of, or is similar to, a coronation rite or an episcopal enthronement. Bishops are given jurisdiction over a particular part of a church during an investiture, which occurs alongside their…
The coronation of Charles VII of France (1429), detail of the painting Jeanne d'Arc (1886–1890) by Jules Eugène Lenepveu
The coronation of Charles XIV John of Sweden, by Evangelical-Lutheran archbishop Jacob Axelsson Lindblom (1818); detail of the painting by Per Krafft the Younger
Roger II of Sicily receiving his crown directly from Jesus Christ, mosaic from Martorana, Palermo
An ancient coronation from the Indian subcontinent