Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689

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The Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 was an English statute that confirmed the legitimacy of William III and Mary II’s accession to the throne and the authority of the Convention Parliament following the Glorious Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ
appliesTo Kingdom of England and dominions thereunto belonging ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
appliesToMonarch Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
chapterNumber c. 1 ⓘ
confirmsLegitimacyOf accession of Mary II ⓘ
accession of William III ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance helped secure the constitutional settlement following the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
enshrinesPrinciple parliamentary authority to determine the succession ⓘ
recognition of de facto monarchs as de jure sovereigns ⓘ
geographicScope England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
hasCategory 1689 in England ⓘ
1689 in law ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of England ⓘ
Glorious Revolution ⓘ
historicalPeriod Glorious Revolution ⓘ
isPartOf English constitutional law ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalEffect placed the title of William III and Mary II beyond legal dispute ⓘ
validated statutes and proceedings of the Convention Parliament ⓘ
legislature Parliament of England ⓘ
longTitle An Act for recognizeing King William and Queene Mary and for avoiding all Questions touching the Acts made in this present Parliament ⓘ
monarchAtEnactment Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
purpose to avoid doubts and questions concerning the legality of acts passed by the Convention Parliament ⓘ
to confirm the validity and authority of the Convention Parliament ⓘ
to recognize William III and Mary II as lawful sovereigns of England ⓘ
recognizedAs key statute in the post-1688 constitutional settlement ⓘ
recognizesBody Convention Parliament of 1689 ⓘ
regnalYear 1 Will & Mar ⓘ
relatedEvent abdication and flight of James II ⓘ
offer of the Crown to William and Mary ⓘ
relatedLegislation Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
shortTitle Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 ⓘ
subjectMatter succession to the Crown ⓘ
validity of parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
typeOfLaw public general act ⓘ
yearEnacted 1689 ⓘ

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Convention Parliament of 1689 → significantAct → Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 ⓘ
Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 → shortTitle → Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 ⓘ
Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689 → longTitle → An Act for recognizeing King William and Queene Mary and for avoiding all Questions touching the Acts made in this present Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689