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Hi Mark, When William of Orange and Mary became King and queen of England which one would have been crowned first?
Hello Sammy.
They were crowned together in Westminster Abbey on 11 April 1689 by the Bishop of London. He placed the King's Crown on William's head first before crowning Mary shortly after with her own Crown.
However their reign had begun six weeks earlier when they were proclaimed joint sovereigns on 13 February.
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Mark Smith
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I have a good basic knowledge of British political history, but my speciality is the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland from 927 AD. Please no social history questions, it's not my strong point and I'm unlikely to answer them.
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