Joyous Entry

A Joyous Entry (Dutch: Blijde Intrede, Blijde Inkomst, or Blijde Intocht; French: Joyeuse Entrée) is the official name used for the ceremonial royal entry, the first official peaceable visit of a reigning monarch, prince, duke or governor into a city, mainly in the Duchy of Brabant or the County of Flanders and occasionally in France, Luxembourg, Hungary, or Scotland, usually coinciding with recognition by the monarch of the rights or privileges to the city and sometimes accompanied by an extension of them.

For the Joyous Entry of 1356 and the corresponding charter, see Joyous Entry of 1356.

The most recent Joyous Entries took place in 2013 in honour of the Belgian king.

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