Charles VII was crowned at Reims Cathedral in 1429 after Joan of Arc helped secure his coronation.
The ceremony took place on 17 July 1429 during the later phase of the Hundred Years’ War. Joan of Arc had supported the French campaign that relieved the siege of Orléans and helped open the route toward Reims. The coronation strengthened Charles’s legitimacy at a time when rival claims to the French throne were being contested.
Reims had long been the traditional setting for French royal coronations, although political and military conditions sometimes prevented a king from being crowned there. Charles VII’s ceremony became one of the most famous events associated with Joan of Arc.
This historical connection is separate from Champagne production. Reims is a major Champagne city today, but the cathedral’s royal significance began centuries before the modern wine appellation was formally organized.