Royal coronations in Poland

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Coronation of the first King of Poland, Bolesław Chrobry in 1025, oil on canvas by Jan Matejko, 1889
Coronation of the first King of Poland, Bolesław Chrobry in 1025, oil on canvas by Jan Matejko, 1889

This is a list of royal coronations in Poland from the 10th century on, beginning in the town of Gniezno, which was the main residence of the early Piast dynasty (founders of Polish state). In 1025 Boleslaw I of Poland (Polish: Bolesław Chrobry) crowned himself at the Gniezno Cathedral as the first king of Poland.

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[edit] Gniezno Cathedral

[edit] Basilica of St. Peter and Paul, Poznań

[edit] Wawel Cathedral, Kraków

Coronation of King John II Casimir of Poland in the Wawel Cathedral in 1649
Coronation of King John II Casimir of Poland in the Wawel Cathedral in 1649

[edit] St. John's Cathedral, Warsaw

Coronation of Queen Eleonora Wiśniowiecka in St. John's Cathedral in 1670
Coronation of Queen Eleonora Wiśniowiecka in St. John's Cathedral in 1670

[edit] Kings and queens not crowned

However, they used the title King of Poland (Rex Poloniae) or Queen of Poland (Regina Poloniae).

[edit] Crowned outside Poland

[edit] Further reading

  • Michał Rożek, Polskie koronacje i korony, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Kraków 1987

[edit] See also