page_title: Coronations in Europe
section_title: Hungary
hierarchical_section_title: Coronations in Europe / By country / Hungary
caption_attribution_description: English: King Charles IV of Hungary taking his coronation oath in Budapest on 30 December 1916. To the left is Cardinal János Csernoch, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary.
context_page_description: Coronations in Europe were previously held in the monarchies of Europe. The United Kingdom is the only monarchy in Europe that still practices coronation. Current European monarchies have either replaced coronations with simpler ceremonies to mark an accession or have never practiced coronations. Most monarchies today only require a simple oath to be taken in the presence of the country's legislature.
context_section_description: Rulers of Hungary were not considered legitimate monarchs until they were crowned King of Hungary with the Holy Crown of Hungary. As women were not considered fit to rule Hungary, the two queens regnant, Maria I and Maria II Theresa, were crowned kings of Hungary.  Hungarian coronations usually took place at Székesfehérvár, the burial place of the first crowned ruler of Hungary, Saint Stephen I, except years 1563 – 1830, when did coronations took place in St. Martin cathedral in Bratislava, because of Ottoman occupation of Székesfehérvár.
  . The final such rite was held in Budapest on 30 December 1916, when Kaiser Karl I of Austria and Empress Zita were crowned as King Károly IV and Queen Zita of Hungary. The Hungarian monarchy perished with the end of the First World War, although the nation would later restore a titular monarchy from 1920-45—while forbidding King Károly from resuming the throne. A communist takeover in 1945 spelled the final end of this "kingdom without a king".
caption: King Károly IV of Hungary taking his coronation oath
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