On this day in 1179, Philip II of the House of Capet was crowned junior king (rex iunior) of the Franks by William of the White Hands, Archbishop of Reims at Reims Cathedral.
On this day in 1179, Philip II of the House of Capet was crowned junior king (rex iunior) of the Franks by William of the White Hands, Archbishop of Reims at Reims Cathedral.
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This a 19th century Romantic painting, so the likeness of the subject is likely to be pure conjecture.