answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Harold Godwinson

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who was the first king to be crowned at Westminster Abbey?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about World History

How did king William get his name the conqueror?

Because William conquered England by defeating Harold in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was crowned on Christmas day that year in Westminster Abbey.


Who was the first Danish King of England?

The first Danish king of England was Canute The Great, crowned King possibly... otherwise it was his father Sweyn Forkbeardwho took the throne from Ethelred 2 the Redeless (aka the Unready) in 1013/14. But died before he could be crowned.


Will kieran shrive be crowned king?

In simple terms, in 10 years he will be crowned King, and will take over the world!


When was Charlemagne crowned?

Charlemagne was crowned as King of the Franks in 768. More importantly, he was crowned Emperor of the Romans (or Emperor of the West) on December 25, 800.


Who built the palace of Westminster?

Westminster Abbey, or to call it by its correct name, The Collegiate Church of St Peter, is unusual amongst churches in England in being a 'Royal Peculiar'. This means it is under the jurisdiction of the crown and not within any diocese. This was an extremely important privilege in the Middle Ages as it gave the Abbey full control over its finances and day to day running and it soon grew into one of the wealthiest religious houses in the country. The earliest foundations that are known are those of St Dunstan, c. 909-88. He was Abbot of Glastonbury and archbishop of Canterbury and a leading player in the church. He set up a Benedictine abbey around AD 960, although very little is known about the building except it was sited not far from where the west door now stands. Less than one hundred years later this abbey was succeeded by an even greater monastery created by Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042 -66. The focal point of the new abbey was the Church which was dedicated to St Peter and similar in area to the present building. It was built in the Norman-French style and would have been similar to Durham Cathedral, which is one surviving example. The Abbey as it stands today is from 1245, when Henry III rebuilt the Abbey of Edward the Confessor.

Related questions

Where was William Juke of Normandy crowned king at?

Westminster Abbey


Where was James I crowned king?

James I of Scotland was crowned in Scone Abbey. James VI of Scotland and I of England was crowned at the Kirk of the Holy Rude in Stirling and at Westminster Abbey in London....


Where was george v crowned?

He was crowned king in Westminster Abbey in London, but a few months later he was proclaimed Emperor of India in Delhi.


Where did William the Conqueror become the King of England?

William was crowned as King of England at Westminster Abbey in London on 25 December 1066.


Who concurred England in 1066?

William Duke of Normandy, crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey on Christmas day 1066.


When was William I crowned king?

Christmas Day , December 25th 1066 in Westminster Abbey, London


Where are Kings and Queens of great Britain coronated?

Queen Victoria was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on 28th June 1838. Westminster Abbey, the Royal Church, so to speak. By the way Five Sovereign Queens lie buried in this church- Victoria is not one of them, She is interred at the Frogmore Mausoleum, in the Windsor Castle complex- the so-called Home Park, it is a memorial park, not a public pleasure garden.


where was king-Henry viii crowned?

Henry VIII was crowned King at Westminster Abbey, London, on the 23 June 1509 at the age of 17. The event was celebrated with much spectacle. Henry had married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon on the 11 June, and so she shared his coronation.


When was Richard I crowned?

King Richard I of England became King on the death of his father, King Henry II, on 6th July 1189. His coronation took place at Westminster Abbey in London on 13th September 1189.


When was King William II crowned?

King William II of England became King on 9 September 1087, inheriting the crown from his father, King William I. His coronation took place on 26 September 1087.


Where did they bury King Henry VIII?

In Westminster Abbey.


What are the release dates for The King and Queen Arriving at Westminster Abbey - 1902?

The King and Queen Arriving at Westminster Abbey - 1902 was released on: USA: 30 August 1902