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Coronation in Buda

When
8 June 1867
Where
Buda
Part of
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise establishes the Dual Monarchy

Francis Joseph was crowned King of Hungary in Buda on 8 June 1867, taking the constitutional oath.

On 8 June 1867, Francis Joseph was crowned King of Hungary with the Holy Crown of Hungary in Buda’s Matthias Church. This ceremony followed the ratification by the Diet and required the monarch to take the prescribed constitutional oath, symbolizing the restoration of Hungarian sovereignty.

Sources

  1. Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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