cor·o·na·tion 
(kôr′ə-nāshən, kŏr′-)
(kôr′ə-nāshən, kŏr′-)n.
The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort.
[Middle English coronacioun, from Medieval Latin corōnātiō, corōnātiōn-, from Latin corōnātus, past participle of corōnāre, to crown, from corōna, crown; see CROWN.]
coronationNapoleon I crowning Josephine as Empress
December 2, 1804