Third Succession Act 1543

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The Third Succession Act 1543 was an English law passed under Henry VIII that restored his daughters Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession to the throne, after his son Edward, while still questioning their legitimacy.

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Third Succession Act 1543 canonical 3

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
appliesTo Crown of England ⓘ
assentedToBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
cameIntoForceDuringReignOf Henry VIII of England ⓘ
concerns hereditary monarchy ⓘ
legitimacy of royal children ⓘ
royal inheritance ⓘ
confirmedHeir Edward Tudor ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod Tudor period ⓘ
linked to: Tudor England
impact enabled Elizabeth I to succeed to the throne in 1558 ⓘ
enabled Mary I to succeed to the throne in 1553 ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalEffect determined succession after Henry VIII’s death ⓘ
legalStatusOfElizabeth restored to succession but legitimacy not fully acknowledged ⓘ
legalStatusOfMary restored to succession but legitimacy not fully acknowledged ⓘ
modified line of succession to the English throne ⓘ
monarchAtEnactment Henry VIII of England ⓘ
positionInSuccessionOrder Edward then Mary then Elizabeth ⓘ
relatedTo First Succession Act 1534 ⓘ
Henry VIII succession policy ⓘ
Second Succession Act 1536 ⓘ
repealedPreviousAct Second Succession Act 1536 ⓘ
restoredToSuccession Elizabeth Tudor ⓘ
Mary Tudor ⓘ
shortDescription Act restoring Mary and Elizabeth to the English line of succession after Edward ⓘ
subjectOf English royal succession ⓘ
successorActInfluenced Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public act ⓘ
yearEnacted 1543 ⓘ

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Act of Succession 1534 → relatedAct → Third Succession Act 1543 ⓘ
Second Succession Act 1536 → successor → Third Succession Act 1543 ⓘ
Second Succession Act 1536 → repealedBy → Third Succession Act 1543 ⓘ