House of Zähringen the death of Louis of Teck, Patriarch of Aquileia. This ducal title was later granted to Count Francis of Hohenstein (1837–1900), a morganatic son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg, in 1871. Francis' daughter Mary of Teck (1867–1953), as the wife of King George V, was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India. House of Zähringen The House of Zähringen is an old German noble family from Swabia, which founded a large number of cities in the area that is today Switzerland and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The name is derived from Zähringen castle
Coronation of the British monarch ceremonies of the anointing by reciting a prayer that is a modified English translation of the ancient Latin prayer "Deus, Dei Filius", recited in the consecration of other Christian sovereigns. Once this prayer is finished, the monarch rises and sits again in the Coronation Chair. The Knights of the Garter then bear away the canopy. The sovereign is then enrobed in the "colobium sindonis", over which is placed the "supertunica". The Lord Great Chamberlain presents the spurs, which represent chivalry. The Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by other bishops, then presents the Sword of State to the sovereign. The sovereign is