Third Succession Act
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Succession to the Crown Act 1543
)
| Act of Parliament | |
 Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession | |
Status: Repealed | |
|---|---|
| Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Third Succession Act of King
Edward. Born in 1537, Edward was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour
, and heir apparent to the throne.
History
Title and dating
The Act did not have a title in the modern sense. It is formally cited as 28 Hen. 8. c. 7) after Anne Boleyn's execution declared both Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate and vested the succession in any future offspring of Henry's new wife, Jane Seymour.
Relationship to First and Second Succession Acts
The Third Succession Act superseded the
Edward, any potential children of Edward, and any potential children of Henry by his then wife, Catherine Parr
, or any future wife Henry might have.
With the 1536 Act, Henry VIII was authorised to dispose of the Crown by
Privy Council
's approval). This meant that the place in the succession of Mary and Elizabeth remained doubtful.
Historical effect
The
high treason to interrupt the line of succession to the throne established by the Act of Succession. Edward VI meant to bypass this Act in his "Devise for the Succession", issued as letters patent on 21 June 1553, in which he named Lady Jane Grey as his successor.[4][5]
Prevailing over Lady Jane Grey, Mary ascended the throne under the terms of the Third Succession Act.
See also
- Will of Henry VIII of England
- Succession to the British throne
- Alternative successions of the English and British crown
Notes
- ^ "Acts of Succession". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "The Third Act of Succession, 1544". www.luminarium.org. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Tudor Times". Tudor Times. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Edward VI: Devise for the Succession – 1553". Luminarium: Encyclopedia Project. 2010.
- required.) (subscription required)
Further reading
- Ives, E. W. (2008). "Tudor Dynastic Problems Revisited". Historical Research. 81 (212): 255–279. .
External links
- Jokinen, Anniina (16 June 2011). "The Third Act of Succession, 1544" (Abridged ed.). Luminarium. 35 Henry VIII, Cap. 1. 3 S. R. 955.
- Aitken, Don. "Act Fixing the Succession" (Abridged ed.). 1544. 35 Henry VIII. c. 1. 3 S. R. 955. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010.