Royalty

thumb|upright=1.3|The coronation of Charles VII of France (1429), detail of the painting (1886–1890) by [[Jules Eugène Lenepveu]] thumb|The coronation of Charles XIV John|Charles XIV John of Sweden, by Evangelical-Lutheran archbishop [[Jacob Axelsson Lindblom (1818); detail of the painting by Per Krafft the Younger]] A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special vows by the new monarch, the investing

thumb|Equestrian portrait of Duke de Olivares|Equestrian portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares by [[Diego Velázquez ()]]

practice of members of ruling dynasties marrying into other reigning families

Royalty may refer to:

traditional position within a royal, ducal, or noble household