Coronation of James II
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The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coronation of James II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T382986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coronation of James II Context triple: [St Edward's Crown, usedIn, Coronation of James II]
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Coronation of George II
The Coronation of George II was the 1727 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George II as King of Great Britain and Ireland, marked by elaborate Anglican ritual, court pageantry, and the music of George Frideric Handel.
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Coronation of Queen Anne
The Coronation of Queen Anne was the 1702 ceremonial crowning of Anne as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, marked by elaborate Anglican rites in Westminster Abbey and the formal beginning of her reign.
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Coronation of William III and Mary II
The Coronation of William III and Mary II was the 1689 joint crowning ceremony in Westminster Abbey that inaugurated their reign as co-monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland following the Glorious Revolution.
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D.
Coronation of George I
The Coronation of George I was the 1714 ceremony in Westminster Abbey that formally inaugurated George I as the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.
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Coronation of George III
The Coronation of George III was the 1761 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George III as King of Great Britain and marking the beginning of his long reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coronation of James II Target entity description: The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.
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A.
Coronation of George II
The Coronation of George II was the 1727 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George II as King of Great Britain and Ireland, marked by elaborate Anglican ritual, court pageantry, and the music of George Frideric Handel.
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B.
Coronation of Queen Anne
The Coronation of Queen Anne was the 1702 ceremonial crowning of Anne as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, marked by elaborate Anglican rites in Westminster Abbey and the formal beginning of her reign.
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C.
Coronation of William III and Mary II
The Coronation of William III and Mary II was the 1689 joint crowning ceremony in Westminster Abbey that inaugurated their reign as co-monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland following the Glorious Revolution.
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D.
Coronation of George I
The Coronation of George I was the 1714 ceremony in Westminster Abbey that formally inaugurated George I as the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.
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E.
Coronation of George III
The Coronation of George III was the 1761 ceremony in Westminster Abbey formally crowning George III as King of Great Britain and marking the beginning of his long reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coronation
ⓘ
royal ceremony ⓘ |
| after | Restoration of the monarchy in England ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| chronology | took place early in the reign of James II ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Royal Arms of England used by James II ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Coronation of William III and Mary II ⓘ |
| follows | Coronation of Charles II ⓘ |
| genre | state ceremony ⓘ |
| hasCause |
accession of James II to the English throne
ⓘ
death of Charles II of England ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
beginning of the reign of James II of England
ⓘ
beginning of the reign of James VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | prelude to the Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| hasQuality | controversial ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
James II of England
ⓘ
James VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
monarchical legitimacy
ⓘ
religious tension in 17th-century England ⓘ succession of the English throne ⓘ |
| inception | 1685-04-23 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| location |
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| participant |
Anglican clergy
ⓘ
English nobility ⓘ House of Commons of England ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ James II of England ⓘ Mary of Modena ⓘ Roman Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| partOf | reign of James II of England and VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1685-04-23 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
first openly Catholic coronation of an English monarch since the Reformation
ⓘ
modification of Anglican coronation rite to accommodate a Catholic monarch ⓘ |
| significantFor |
House of Stuart
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surface form:
Stuart dynasty
history of the British Isles ⓘ history of the English monarchy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1685-04-23 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Restoration era
Stuart period ⓘ |
| usedSymbol |
English royal regalia
ⓘ
St Edward's Crown ⓘ |
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Subject: Coronation of James II Description of subject: The Coronation of James II was the 1685 ceremonial crowning of James II of England and VII of Scotland at Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.
Referenced by (2)
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