Enthronement facts for kids

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An enthronement is a ceremony of inauguration, involving a person —usually a monarch or religious leader — who is formally seated for the first time upon a throne.

The throne is seen as a symbol of authority.

This ritual is different from a coronation because there is no crown. However, the term "coronation" and the term "enthronement" are often used to mean the same thing.

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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 in a statue of Leopold I.

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