Act of Accord

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The Act of Accord was a 1460 English parliamentary settlement during the Wars of the Roses that disinherited Henry VI’s son and recognized Richard, Duke of York, and his heirs as successors to the throne.

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Act of Accord canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English parliamentary act ⓘ
succession settlement ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Henry VI of England ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
causeOf increased hostility between Lancastrians and Yorkists ⓘ
conflictContext Wars of the Roses ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1460 ⓘ
determinedSuccessionAfter death of Henry VI of England ⓘ
disinherited Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales ⓘ
favoredDynasticClaimsOf House of York ⓘ
followedBy accession of Edward IV of England ⓘ
hasConsequence delegitimization of Henry VI’s direct heir ⓘ
escalation of civil war in England ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
legalBasisForClaimOf Edward, Earl of March ⓘ
legalStatus superseded ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
limitedRightsOf House of Lancaster ⓘ
locationOfEnactment Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
monarchAtTimeOfEnactment Henry VI of England ⓘ
partOf Wars of the Roses ⓘ
passedBy Parliament of England ⓘ
recognizedAsHeir Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
recognizedAsSuccessorToThrone Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
recognizedSuccessionRightsOf heirs of Richard, Duke of York ⓘ
relatedToClaimOf Edward IV of England ⓘ
removedFromLineOfSuccession Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales ⓘ
stipulatedThat Henry VI would remain king for life ⓘ
subjectMatter hereditary rights ⓘ
monarchical authority ⓘ
royal succession ⓘ

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House of Lancaster → associatedEvent → Act of Accord ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield → precededBy → Act of Accord ⓘ