  coronations in poland officially began in 1025 and continued until 1764, when the final king of an independent poland, stanisÅaw august poniatowski, was crowned at st. john's cathedral in warsaw. most polish coronations took place at the wawel cathedral in krakÃ³w, but crownings also occurred in poznaÅ and at gniezno cathedral. whenever practical, polish coronations were conducted as close as possible as to the date of the previous sovereign's funeral. this was explained by joachim bielski in the sixteenth century as osoba umiera, korona nie umiera, or "the person dies, the crown dies not".m. bielski, kronika polska, 1st ed. (1597, reprinted sanok, 1856), 3:1207. with the emergence of an independent, republican poland after world war i, coronations in the polish state have been rendered obsolete. though many of the polish crown jewels were stolen and destroyed by king frederick william iii of prussia in march 1809 after the third partition of poland, remaining pieces are exhibited at the national museum in warsaw. == the ceremony == during the period when coronations were held in krakÃ³w, the following order was observed: on the eve of his coronation, the new monarch fasted, gave alms, and partook of the catholic sacrament of confession. he then walked on foot from the royal wawel castle to the basilica of st. stanisÅaw, patron saint of poland. unlike the remainder of the service, the royal procession was opened to the polish masses. on the morning of the ceremony, the king was met in his bedchamber by a procession consisting of the local metropolitan archbishop and other notables. wearing episcopal clothing, the monarch was blessed with holy water and incensed. following this, king, metropolitan and the others made their way in procession to the cathedral.{{cite book|last=gieysztor|first=aleksander|authorlink=aleksander gieysztor|title=coronations: medieval and early modern monarchic ritual|editor=bak, jÃ¡nos m|publisher=university of california press|location=berkeley|year=1990|chapter=gesture in the coronation ceremonies of medieval poland|url=http
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