Coronation rites of Mesogeia

The Coronation rites of Mesogeia refers to the traditional ceremonies, rites and rituals performed to recognize the accession of a Mesogeian monarch. The most famous, wildly documented, and most notable publicised coronation rite within Mesogeia is of course the ceremony performed to mark the accession of the Mesogeian Emperor, although there are similiar ceremonies performed for the vasssal kings who reign at the pleasure of the Emperor in Alexandropolis.

Coronation rites of the Emperor

The coronation rites of the Emperor of Mesogeia typically occurs within the span of a month with the wide range of deeply symbolic ceremonies taking several days to complete.

Technically the coronation rites traditionally begins soon after the death of the previous sovereign which is immediately follwed by a solemn meeting of the twelve kings of the realm within the great hall of the Acropolis of Alexandropolis where the subnational kings "elect" the sovereign, although the so-called election is merely a formality as the winner of the election is almost always the proclaimed Despot of Morea and member of the reigning imperial house.

With the election certified by the regional kings the emperor designate is raised on a shield by members of the imperial guard and carried into the courtyard of the Magnaura Palace where the Synedrion meets. Within the courtyard of the Magnaura the emperor-designate is recognized by the "Peliganes" ("old men", literally the legislature) as the rightful sovereign who are read the accession speech dictated by the Emperor's close advisors.

After this the new Emperor appears in the Kathisma, the imperial box of the Hippodrome where he is acclaimed by the people (i.e. representatives from the military, the urban and rural regions).