royal unction

At the same time, royal unction recontextualized the elections and popular acclamations still legally responsible for the elevation of new rulers.

In the present day, royal unction is less common, being practiced only by the rulers of Britain and of Tonga.

It was from this vessel, indeed, that Pope Leo administered the royal unction which made of the hero-nomad a Holy Roman Emperor.

The coronation was officiated by Archbishop Wenilo of Sens, and included the first instance of royal unction in West Francia.