Coronation of the Kings of France: Difference between revisions

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<gallery caption="Louis XVI (Reims, 11 June 1775)" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
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Berry Modern.svg|Louis de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Provence|Count of Provence]]<br>as Duke of Burgundy</span>
Berry.svg|Louis de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Provence|Count of Provence]]<br>as Duke of Burgundy</span>
Bourbon Berry.svg|Charles de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Artois|Count of Artois]]<br>as Duke of Normandy</span>
Bourbon Berry.svg|Charles de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Artois|Count of Artois]]<br>as Duke of Normandy</span>
Orleans.svg|Louis Philippe I d'Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Orléans|Duke of Orléans]]<br>as Duke of Aquitaine</span>
Orleans.svg|Louis Philippe I d'Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Orléans|Duke of Orléans]]<br>as Duke of Aquitaine</span>

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In the Kingdom of France, the twelve original peerages were represented by eminent nobles of the king's choice during his coronation.
The earliest representation of the twelve peers at the coronation ceremony is attributed to the coronation of Charles VII.