What role did St. Joan of Arc have at Charles VII’s coronation?

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Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her. — St. Joan of Arc *Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral*, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1854; in the Louvre, Paris.

St. Joan of Arc played a pivotal role in ensuring the coronation of Charles VII took place. She persistently urged the hesitant dauphin to travel to Reims for the ceremony, eventually overcoming the opposition of his counselors and successfully guiding the royal army to the city.1

At the coronation ceremony held on July 17, 1429, Joan was present at the consecration, standing near the altar with her banner. Following the ceremony, she knelt before Charles and addressed him as her king for the first time.1