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    The Coronation of Louis XVI the King of France took place at Reims Cathedral on 11 June 1775 which fell on Trinity Sunday. Louis XVI had come to the throne...
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    had a coronation ceremony although a crown was designed for him in 1855. Coronation of Louis XVI, 1775 coronation of the elder brother brother of Charles...
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    Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the...
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    Holy Ampulla (category Coronations of French monarchs)
    anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France. The...
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    of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII...
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  • system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat. It includes some forms of monarchy and all forms of dictatorship...
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    the coronation. For his coronation in 1775, Louis XVI in had his goldsmith, Auguste, and his Furbisher, Ravoisier, assess and repair the sword of Charlemagne...
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    Regent Diamond (category Louis XVIII)
    XV for his coronation in 1722 and then into a new crown for the Coronation of Louis XVI in 1775. It was also used to adorn a hat belonging to Marie Antoinette...
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    Chrism (redirect from Oil of chrism)
    of Louis VII in 1131 to the Coronation of Louis XVI in 1775, held anointing oil for the coronations of the kings of France. In each French coronation...
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    Rose Bertin (category Household of Marie Antoinette)
    Marie Antoinette commissioned Bertin to make her robes for the Coronation of Louis XVI, which were reportedly so heavy that they had to be carried to...
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