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The royal throne in Aachen Cathedral
Side view of the throne
Napoleon before the Throne of Charlemagne (Henri-Paul Motte, 1898). The French emperor visited Aachen cathedral on 2 October 1804, and did not sit on the throne, out of respect.[1]

The Throne of Charlemagne (German: Karlsthron or Aachener Königsthron, "Royal Throne of Aachen") is a throne erected in the 790s by Charlemagne, as one of the fittings of his palatine chapel in Aachen (today's Aachen Cathedral) and placed in the Octagon of the church. Until 1531, it served as the coronation throne of the King of the Romans, being used at a total of thirty-one coronations. As a result, especially in the eleventh century, it was referred to as the totius regni archisolium ("Archstool of the Whole Realm").[2] Charlemagne himself was not crowned on this throne, but instead in the Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Pope Leo III in 800 AD.

  1. ^ "Napoleon and Charlemagne". napoleon.org.
  2. ^ Roth 2011, p. 38.

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