A History of Coronations: Around the World Today
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla is unique in modern times. The United Kingdom is the only monarchy in Europe which still holds coronations. Secularism and revolutions from the enlightenment through the 20th century did away with Europe’s other crowning traditions. No one wanted a coronation when crowned head where getting chopped off. But Britain is not the only modern monarchy which puts a little pomp and pizazz into celebrating the beginning of a new royal reign. Many surviving monarchies outside of Europe still hold traditional coronation and enthronement ceremonies. They are a way to keep history and culture alive, link the mystic chain of dynasty, secure the reign of a new monarch and ensure that their subjects viewed them with proper reverence. Today, we’ll explore fascinating coronation and enthronement traditions going on today in Africa, Asia and Oceania. And find out when and why 11 of Europe’s 12 surviving monarchies stopped (or never started) doing coronations. And what they do instead to commemorate the ascension of a new sovereign.
Eswatini Coronation
Lesotho
Coronation
Asante Kingdom
Enstoolment
Toro Kingdom Coronation
Bhutan Coronation
Brunei Coronation
Cambodia Coronation
Japan Enthronement
Thailand Coronation
Tonga Coronation
Belgium royal inauguration
Denmark royal inauguration
The Netherlands royal inauguration
Norway royal inauguration
Spain royal inauguration
Sweden royal inauguration
The Vatican Papal inauguration
Luxembourg inauguration
Andorra inauguration
Liechtenstein inauguration
Monaco inauguration
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19:32 holy crap, the King of Cambodia gets a cat as part of his coronation? Like, an actual living cat? As a cat lady, that's the best coronation tradition I've ever heard
Yes that is a real cat . But must be female and has 3 color.
Lmao
Cats are awesome ngl
It might be because of the princess phase I had when I was a little girl, but I always found coronations and accessions to be glorious and awe-inspiring, especially the fictional ones, because the fictional characters literally transform into royalty. And I've always been fascinated with other countries and their cultures so hearing about how coronations are done around the world today was a real treat. 👑
What fun is it to be a king or queen if you don't get to wear a crown?
I will be really disappointed if the rumors are true and Charles’s coronation won’t be a tiara event. The tiaras are mostly over hundred years old and hiding them won’t save money and make the royalty more relatable. I want all the European monarchies showing off their tiaras in the event too for people who only follow British Royal family.
Me too!
@@sarasamaletdin4574 I was SO disappointed there were no tiaras and robes and military uniforms from long ago! I LOVE the pomp and all that historical stuff and it wouldn’t have cost the taxpayers anything at all to have that! I hope for Wills n Kate they go over the top!
Charles' coronation will be the first I've ever watched. It feels really quite historic
Same here.
It will be historic 😊 God willing, we'll be able to witness two more coronations after King Charles III. Which will be King William V (If he keeps William as his regnal name) and King George VII (If he also keeps George as his regnal name) that's also dependant on whether or not the Monarchy survives, as a New Zealander and subject of King Charles III I hope and pray that the monarchy stays with us until the end times, God save the King and long may he reign ❤️🇬🇧❤️🇳🇿❤️
@Callem-Jay McNeill I have no doubt that the monarchy will survive. Especially after William. He has his issues, but is relatively popular nation-wide
@@CallemJayNZ that is, if your talking only about the British monarch. Other coronations that might happen in your lifetime would be that of Brunei or Tonga. If the Sultan of Brunei is lucky enough to make it to 15 more years, he’ll match Queen Elizabeth’s record.
mine too
It's been so long since 1953, I bet a lot of people don't understand the religious significance of the UK coronation, that it's held in a church, performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and some would say reinforces that Charles has been chosen by God to be king. I doubt most people would think of Charles this way today, rather than just being a lucky guy to be born first.
'some would say reinforces that Charles has been chosen by God to be king'
That only matters to Anglicans. The Coronation is important for a few reasons
-Its a moment of national unity and reflection
-Its a moment for the country to look to the future
-It ties us to our past and our ancestors through this ongoing tradition
In a more cyncial way, its also a huge promotional event from the country and a money spinner for London. Politically its a diplomatic carrot as we saw with Biden. No US president ever went, the coronation is an event for the monarch and the people he represents but now its used as a way of identifying your friends and allies and improve relations with those who would really quite like a ticket.
I may not believe in God, but I don't mind religious ceremonies. The coronation wasn't a drag for me to watch, I just thought it was neat and historic. Nothing more
You have to do a video about Nigerian Royal Families:
1. Ooni of Ife
2. Oba of Benin
3. Emir of Kano
4. Sultan of Sokoto
5. Alaafin of Oyo
6. Oba of Lagos
7. Olu of Warri
8. Obi of Onitsha
Interesting!
Those are the names of Nigerian's King his wife's 😁😂😂
I totally agree 💯!! Although it would need tons of research and loads of materials, because it is a complex system, the Nigerian regional and minor monarchies.
@@cocoaorange1 🎉🎉🎉
@Churros4tuvia To you, maybe. But non-European monarchies exist and have been doing so for a while, now.
Malaysian Federation have 9 states that every each of the state have their own Raja and Sultan. The states uniquely coronated within their adat istiadat (palace laws)
Once every 5 years, the 9 sultans will have a royal meeting to elect a supreme ruler and coronated with a special ceremony.
we have coronation every 5 years and our Agong is the commander in chief of the armed forces.
@@jaylee571wait so your Sultan is not from a royal family ? Is it like other countries choosing a president?
@@Faceon6790 lol there are 9 state which rule by Sultan = Royal,
Every 5 years, the sultan will choose among them to become Agong(Head of State of Malaysia).
@@jaylee571 oh I see. So Agong is just a normal person...Not someone from a royal family...But even though the agong is a normal person, sultans are from royal families. I think i got it. Thanks for the explanation.
@@Faceon6790 agong is a title, not a normal person, the sultan will choose among them (sultan) to become agong.
Thailand's coronation customs are very unique. It is always mesmerizing to see how beautifully religious and national traditions can merge and create a whole new culture.
@@est9949 The country is not going to be harm by the monarchy.
The country is going to be harm by the idiots trying to take down the monarchy from believing in false rumours because they’re too stupid and lazy to verified the information.
@@est9949 liar
I was recently chatting to my grandmother and she explain how incredible it was to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, she’s lived through two monarchs, which is just unbelievable to hear as she’s seen the world modernise and change so much but yet they still keep the coronation tradition in the UK.❤
my grandmother lived through 4 reigns, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II
@@lsmith9249God bless her
May God preserve her
@@user-bu7hx8ub8w l think she lived a full life,and a long life, she is missed, but no one can say she died too soon and she would have been in pain,
@@lsmith9249 Great ♥️
I love coronations
Me too. It might be because of the princess phase I had when I was a little girl, but I always found coronations and accessions to be glorious and awe-inspiring, especially the fictional ones, because the fictional characters literally transform into royalty. And I've always been fascinated with other countries and their cultures so hearing about how coronations are done around the world today was a real treat. 👑
@@PrincessQ-fj9ly same I think we have something in common
I also like corinations
Yeah. Too bad they can get expensive, though
me too
It’s always a good day when Lindsay blesses us with a new video
So every Tuesday? 🎉😂
9:02 This guy holding who I assume is his grandchild has to be one of the sweetest family photos I've seen in a long time.
It is actually his great grandchild.
Thank you as always incredibly thorough, informative, and provocative!
I am very interested in history, Since you did a playlist of Queens regnants from around the world, can you do some videos about male consorts from around the world. I would really like to know what titles do various cultures use for the husband of a queen/empress in her own right.
She has a video detailing all consorts in English history (queens and kings/princes consort) and I think a video touching on male consorts in general somewhere.
I would love to hear about the German royal history. I have gone to several castles and loved everything about them. I would also love to hear about the history of each castles around Germany because there are so many of them.
ooo the story of king Ludwig II of Bavaria is very interesting, he is the one that build Neuschwanstein!
There is just one coronation in Europe and the other monarchies just have a monarch wearing the title of king as head of state or queen. The king needs to be anointed and then crowned to become king. The anointing is the most essential part of the crowning.
I was in Japan for Emperor Reiwa's ascension
there’s something so beautiful and surreal about coronations. I love that these are traditions that are hundreds upon thousands of years old and are still being done today with the same level of pageantry
The ruby on the Swedish crown is incredible pure red.The Vatican crown is a mix of color quality.Very old gems. Fascinating.
Interesting Coronations were that of the Hungarian Kings, for the newly crowned king would ride on a horse to and on a hill to symbolically strike the enemies of Hungary by sword in all four directions
The ironic thing is that for European monarchs, they are monarchs not by divine right but by the will of the people. With the Asantehene, who is my monarch, he is both from his divine right and will of the people
Even absolute monarchs of this day and age don’t follow the concept of divine right (or the equivalent).
«Norway joined with denmark» that`s a nice way to say forcibly annexed…
And I always forget to thank you for your hard work ma'am, I need to fix that! It is so obvious how much hard work you put into these videos. Especially finding the names of objects and clothes lol Idk I feel like that's so important.
Like I didn't know what the orb and sceptre were called before so I remember googling "monarchy golden ball and stick" 😂 (i'm not native in english so don't bully me 😭)
The current Cambodian king spent 20 years of his life in France. So I think the modesty of his coronation is understandable. If you look at the other rulers before him, the coronations were definitely not modest. They wore their high gold crowns. 👑 😂
Loved the video, lindsay ❤️ I can't wait for Charles and Camilla's coronation!
Yay I love when Lindsay post, it’s like a high. 😅❤🎉
Where is Malaysia btw?We got nine Kings&Sultans from each states and a "Yang Di-Pertuan Agong"(King of the Kings)will be elected among them for every 5 years.
Note=Each states were their own kingdom back to the old days.
In 1968 the National Geographic Magazine had two articles collectively titled "Coronations a World Apart" The Shah of Iran had a huge ceremony, flashy, lots of jewels. He's been gone for a long time. The king of Tonga had the ceremonies mentioned above, modest and humble. Their monarchy is still around.
I can imagine the palace intrigue that goes on when you have polygamous kingdom.
It's the same thing in the monogamous monarchies with mistresses and divorces.
@Marcus Anark, divorces aren’t that common and even mistresses aren’t these days.
I also have some questions regarding royal titles. Should a queen regnant marry either a king of another country, or the head of a defunct royal family, what would their new titles be? For example should Leonor, Princess of Asturias, daughter and heir of King Felipe VI of Spain marry Don Luis de Borbón Vargas, Duke of Burgundy, son and heir to Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou, and would be King Louis XX of France, what would their titles be once they ascended their thrones as Queen Leonor of Spain and Louis de Bourbon Vargas, Duke of Anjou, and would be Louis XXI of France? Would they be known by the media as the Queen and the Duke of Anjou, similar to how Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip where referred to often by the media as just the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh? Would their son be known as both Prince of Asturias and Dauphin of France, and later King of France and Spain? Please let me know how a situation like this would play out.
I can answer some of that. It is no longer royal protocol for an heir to one throne, to marry the heir or monarch of another existig monarchy. This is of course because no monarchy merge with another monarchy anymore and haven't been able to do so in quite some time.
There actually haven't been a King Louis the XIX of France. And even if there had, he's not going to be King of France. If Leonor marries Louis Alponse, who has no claim to any existing throne, at least not a claim that makes him a direct heir, it will only be a Spanish title he is granted. And he will likely have to give up the titles he does have.
Infanta Leonor of Spain (that is her Spanish title) can marry whoever she falls in love with. Arranged marriages are a thing of the past and they therefore don't have to marry other royals anymore. Very few actually do. Spain is however a country that, unlike say the UK and Denmark, have had a King Consort (according to the late husband of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, who were very vocal about his wish to become King Consort, and used Spain and Scotland as an example). But it was also a different time, where women had to be subordinate to men. So, while there have been King Consorts in Spain, it might not happen with Leonor's future husband.
Prince Phillip was both a Prince Consort and the Duke of Edinburgh. The reason for this is, in the eyes of the law, the title of King is above that of a Queen. And when the Queen was the monarch, the husband could not be above his wife. In Denmark, it is actually written in the Constitution, that no one is above the King in rank or title. So while Queen Margrethe's late husband, Prince Henrik, truly believed the Queen could change his title, it actually demanded a change of the Constitution. Which in Denmark is every politicians worst nightmare, because it is a daunting process to go through passing an amendment.
@@christinaj.jensen4805 Also, IIRC, the treaty that put the Borbóns in the Spanish throne specifies that the Spanish and French Bourbon successions must not commingle? So if a Spanish Borbón marries a French Bourbon, *someone* has to give up their place in their respective succession ( I mean as long as we're pretending there is a French succession... ).
19:26 Coronation included with a Calico cat Aw❤
I think everyone should get a calico cat when they’re crowned/invested. Love it lol❤
Ah yes, a new Lindsay Holiday video!
What a topical topic indeed!
I'm sorry, but your information about the Coronation of Tupou VI is incorrect. He was crowned by a Minister of the Uniting Church in Australia - Rev'd D'Arcy Wood. Tonga is predominantly a Methodist country and the Uniting Church has a close relationship with them. D'Arcy is quite the opposite of an "Anglican Archbishop".
Every coronation should include a calico cat.
What about the Malaysian Monarchy ?
Hi! Greetings from Portugal. I love your videos and anxiously wait for them every week! If I may, and this is a detail, if you choose to say sentences in their original language, maybe you could take a look at the correct pronunciation. If you ever need help for Portuguese pronunciation, I'm here. Keep up the amazing work! Much love.
There's also the King of the Zulus in South Africa.
Lindsay, I have to ask- what on earth was that pronunciation of Eswatini? (es-wa-TAW-nee??)
Will you talk about Morocco ? I know that the Sultan of Morocco was offered a carriage by Queen Victoria still used for coronations
Not to be rude but,you forgot the several South African Monarchies like the Zulu Kingdom coronation
Spain have expensive parades all the time. I think they could have one more for the coronation
I get a coronation in medieval fashion in Europe feels outdated BUT what we witnessed on May 6th was literally history unfolding and giving it up to secularize it like other European monarchies do is pointless, a coronation doesn't grant a monarch more power, it's just a way to keep the links with the past and history, a way to let people dream and give us a glimpse into the glory of the past
me seeing the president of France: "Ariana what are you doing here'
In Swan Princess, a fairy tale is more beer. Coronation is in a concert.
Just an FYI. They dropped the consort title for Camilla according to the invite to the coronation. She will be officially titled as Queen Camilla.
Never knew of coronations worldwide at all... 😮
The invitations for King Charles and Queen Camilla came out on the news today. They are actively trying to move on from Queen Elizabeth's death now.
Just like Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 after her father King George VI died. This is nothing new, the monarchy should continue.
17:33 yes the sultanate of Brunei was established by Muhammad Shah...but this Muhammad Shah is actually the Mughal emperor.
Is Denmark considered the oldest European monarchy bc of the little break England took in the mid 1600s?
I think she said oldest continuous monarchy in europe
@@rainbugonarainbow9442 And the Danes once ruled England
Denmark doesn't have the longest continuous reigning royal family. Denmark Parliament elected Prince Christian Schleswig Holstein Sonderberg Glucksberg as King Christian IX of Denmark when the previous King died without an heir. The title belongs to Japan and if the Ethiopian Imperial Royal family wasn't abolished then it would belong to them.
"a little break" 🤣🤣🤣
@@violentofwakes11 it was said the oldest continuous monarchy, not dynasty. Danish monarchy dates at least back to 936 (which means that it's probably older, but there are no historically verified sources on that). Btw Queen Margrethe II IS related to King Gorm (the first historical King of Denmark), although through female lines.
8:45 that's some badass key. I wonder what kind of door it's used to unlock 😂 must be a giant's castle
Its symbol
What about Morocco and the Middle East? Did I miss Malaysia?
You should take a look at the Moroccan coronation which is more of a oath taking ceremony
3:44 'roi' in 'Vive le roi' is pronounced like the word 'what' without the 't' and the 'r' is rolled.
Can't wait for Charles' coronation!
What is a Monarchy without a Coronation. Monarchs wear Crowns, in Africa we still have Coronations and they are a major part of many African Cultures
Hey, I'm all for the pageantry.
At 10:20 The photo was of Pius XII who died in 1958. Not Paul Vi.
Thank you for including Brunei Lindsay!!
Here's my question -Which great composer wrote most of the music for the British coronation rituals including the breathtaking anthem "Zadok the priest" which we heard at the beginning?
That's Handel.
@@Rebecca-oh5yh Right -that rising orchestral part before the chorus begins is a type of minimalism which sort of predicts modern 20th century styles of music including disco styles.
I've thought you also cover Malaysian coronation for our king, Yang di-Pertuan Agong or even other Malay states own coronation....
i need to get this letetr to the prussian consulate in siam am i too late for the fpour thirty auto gyro
The oldest monarchy in Europe is Scotland founded in 843AD, followed by Norway in 872AD and then Denmark in 965AD.
843 AD is when Kenneth I MacAlpin, who was already King of Dal Riada (i.e. the Scots), became King of the Picts. He and his immediate successors were still known as "King of the Picts," but no one knows when that Kingdom of the Picts began. At various times the Picts had one, two, four or seven kingdoms at the same time.
Wait, Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden don't do coronations? Is that why not a lot of people there have been protesting against the monarchy compared to the UK?
I love the whole thing with the cat as part of the regalia in Cambodia
I wish would have cover the the last cornation of ethiopia 🇪🇹
I bet that coronation cat thinks it's the top dog, so to speak.
I love how in many African Nations it’s important to have male and female births!
19 days left to go before the coronation.
It’s a pity the other monarchies no longer have coronations. There was could be a moment where the monarch is presented to a parliament and another one with a coronation.
You should do a history of the papacy.
This is an amazing video, thank you!
Me and a friend watched the coronation of King Charles III. A marvellous event and very historic! I also watched part of Felipe VI and Willem Alexander’s but while nice these were pretty boring!
hey can we have a queen Anne video pls?
Fantastic video. Loved this
British people were the only ones with the balls to wear a crown
Or kitsch enough. In Spain kings were proclaimed before parliament or Cortes Generals.
I'd love to know more about Andorra!!
Not Brits, but Brits should continue their tradition of coronation and having a monarch. It's their connection to the past, their identity since William the Conqueror.
I think the british should follow the cat giving ceremony
my cat and i love ur stuff
"if you got it then flaunt it" I think that's ok when it comes to a Royal coronation. If you can't go big for a king what can ya go big for?
Good job!
Where is Malaysia?
Enthronment sounds terrifying, ngl.
I have also been crowned in Socialist Vietnam with the role of monarch as the Queen of the People
There's no reason why the monarch couldn't wear their crown on other occasions like the State Opening of Parliament for example.
The British monarch does tend to wear the Imperial State Crown at tbe opening of Parliament
Stopppp calling her "queen consort Camilla" it is "the Queen consort" or "queen Camilla" never "queen consort Camilla" that title has never existed
Dragonborn! To include, to promote expansion, more than one anointing, more than one, anointed! You spread culture, else there is less certainty, your investments don't return with a vengence! In a world culture, where there's profound regional culture, there may be an interest to revisit the ceremonial relevance of certain people attached to the land in a way which limits their individual free movement and binds them to a life of commitment and duty to the land and the people of the particular region. There ought to be a profound appreciation for these people because their investments over the generations ought to be the ones appreciated the most by the people of the region. For instance, instead of building new palaces each generation, they build new community buildings, so are loved because they were the first of a kind, and the introduction of the building program became ubiquitious, some are loved because they are unique and remain a proud representation of something not a feature of most neighborhoods.
Charlemagne needed to be, converted, I have, AME! People want to be lead into victory, prosperity, and glory, with pomp and circumstance!
Discuss the coronation of the king of Java
Super film
Very interesting.
Can Lindsay Holiday explain to me why malaysian monarchies didn't include in your video? 🤔
I was waiting for that part
was it siam or thialand or is siam just a western name
According to Wikipedia, the west knew Thailand's name as Siam until 1939.
Siam is the older native word used by everyone to call Thailand. It's been used for so long no one is sure about its origin.
Thai is also a native word that has been used for a long time too, but it's used to refer to a specific race/tribe of people who also live in Thailand (see: Tai people).
Thailand is a modernized name coined by the Thai government in a more recent time during the then PM's mass-modernization campaign.
@@ChibiProwl Yup, so Siamese cat, Siamese twin, etc. were all from Thailand, just that they were known to the western world long before the country's name change.
Why does almost every European country use an orb and scepter?
Kom igen, Carl. Nu kör vi!
Along with other monarchs
3:48 Karma is for real 😮😮😮
Now I need to research how a calico cat became a royal regalia
10:11 thats pope pius xii not paul vi
also the abandonment of the tiara was in 1964 not 1962
Again, PLEASE stop calling her 'Queen Consort Camilla', she is Queen Camilla
Other than that, still love your videos
She is now referred to that with regard to the coronation.
Aren't both technically correct?
@@Dandelionsinthesky yes, but Queen Consort is exceptionally formal and particular used usually to designate a difference from a Queen Regnant.