Triennial Act 1641

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The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.

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Triennial Act 1641 canonical 4
Triennial Act 1694 4
Triennial Act 1664 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
aimedAtLimiting monarchical control over parliamentary sessions ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
appliesTo summoning of the English Parliament ⓘ
associatedWithEvent build-up to the English Civil War ⓘ
constitutional conflicts between Charles I and Parliament ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateEnacted 1641 ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of England ⓘ
governmentBranchAffected Parliament of England ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
historicalContext reign of Charles I of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Stuart period ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
influenced later English constitutional legislation ⓘ
influencedBy parliamentary demands for regular sessions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus statute ⓘ
legalSystem English common law ⓘ
precededBy periods of long parliamentary recess under Charles I ⓘ
primaryPurpose to ensure regular meetings of Parliament ⓘ
to limit royal authority over the summoning of Parliament ⓘ
relatedTo English constitutional history ⓘ
Personal Rule of Charles I ⓘ
development of parliamentary sovereignty in England ⓘ
requires that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years ⓘ
shortDescription English law requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years ⓘ
subjectMatter limits on royal power ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
typeOfLimitation temporal requirement for summoning Parliament ⓘ

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Long Parliament → enacted → Triennial Act 1641 ⓘ
subject linked to: Long Parliament 1640
Glorious Revolution → resultedIn → Triennial Act 1694 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
Bloodless Revolution → hasEffect → Triennial Act 1694 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
Cavalier Parliament → enacts → Triennial Act 1664 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
Triennial Act reforms → hasPart → Triennial Act 1641 ⓘ
Triennial Act reforms → hasPart → Triennial Act 1664 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660 → relatedTo → Triennial Act 1664 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers → notableWork → Triennial Act 1694 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
Court of William III and Mary II → associatedWith → Triennial Act 1694 ⓘ
linked to: Triennial Act 1641