Description

Presented here is a ceremonial volume published to mark the coronation in 1742 of Empress Elizabeth I (1709‒61, reigned 1742‒61), whose full title was Her Imperial Majesty, August Sovereign, Grand Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, Autocrat of All Russia. The book contains a detailed description of the festive procession into Moscow on February 28 and the sacramental coronation on April 25 and lists of the nobles and other dignitaries in the procession prior to the coronation. Following long-standing tradition, the coronation ceremony took place in the Cathedral of the Dormition ...