Abstract
The paper analyzes the coronations of the queens of Bohemia, putting emphasis on the presence of abbesses of St. George's Convent of Benedictine nuns in Prague Castle. the aim of this study is to clarify the origins, development, and changes of the task of the St.
George's abbesses during the coronation ceremonies in Prague. It follows this phenomenon throughout its whole history, from its medieval origins to the dissolution of the convent in 1782, using primarily the testimonies of original sources of various types, such as chronicles, coronation ordines, descriptions of the coronations, charters, diaries, and iconographic sources.
The first part of this essay is dedicated to the development of the task of the abbesses in chronological order, the second part provides a general picture of the role of the abbesses during the coronations in the early modern period.