Maryland charter of 1632

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The Maryland charter of 1632 was a royal grant from King Charles I establishing the proprietary colony of Maryland, defining its territorial boundaries and governance under Lord Baltimore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial charter
legal document
royal charter
alsoKnownAs Charter of Maryland
Charter of the Province of Maryland
archivedAt The National Archives (UK)
category Colonial charters of the Thirteen Colonies
country Kingdom of England
dateGranted 1632-06-20
definedBoundaryWith Pennsylvania (later disputed)
linked to: Pennsylvania

Virginia Colony
definedTerritory lands bordering the Chesapeake Bay
lands east of the Potomac River
lands north of the Potomac River
lands south of the 40th parallel north
established Province of Maryland
proprietary colony of Maryland
governanceFrameworkFor Maryland colonial government
grantedBy Charles I of England
grantedPrivilegesTo Lord Baltimore and his heirs
grantedRights palatinate-style powers
power to appoint officers
power to collect certain revenues
power to establish courts
power to grant land
power to make laws with consent of freemen
grantedTo Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
grantedToFamily Calvert family
includedProvision freedom of worship for Christians (broadly interpreted)
influenced later colonial charters in British America
inForceUntil American Revolution
issuedBy English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
language Latin
legalStatus proprietary colony charter
legalSystem English law
predecessorTo Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
providedTo Lord Baltimore
linked to: Baron Baltimore
purpose to establish a proprietary colony in North America
to reward the Calvert family for loyalty to the Crown
region North America
relatedTo Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
Province of Maryland
reservedRightsToCrown allegiance of inhabitants
sovereignty
ultimate authority over foreign policy
signedBy Charles I of England
subjectOf boundary disputes with Pennsylvania
titleConferred Lord Proprietor of Maryland

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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore notableWork Governance of the Province of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Maryland Governor's Council governedBy charter of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Maryland charter of 1632 alsoKnownAs Charter of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Maryland charter of 1632 alsoKnownAs Charter of the Province of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Maryland charter of 1632 category Colonial charters of the Thirteen Colonies
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Calvert family legalInstrument Maryland colonial charter
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore governedUnderLegalFramework Charter of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632
Lord Proprietor of Maryland createdBy Charter of Maryland
linked to: Maryland charter of 1632