tiny-librarian: On June 25th, 1741, Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Hungary at St. Martin’s Cathe
tiny-librarian: On June 25th, 1741, Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Hungary at St. Martin’s Cathedral. The ceremony itself is described in detail here. It ended with the new monarch, still dressed in their full coronation regalia:…riding up an artificial hill constructed out of the soil of all parts of the kingdom on horseback. On top of the hill, the sovereign would point to the all four corners with the royal sword and swear to protect the kingdom and all its subjects. After that, the nobles and the subjects would hail their new sovereigns with cries of ‘hurray’ three times and paying homage. -- source link