Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act concerning the establishment of the King's Majesty's Succession in the Imperial Crown of the Realm. |
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Citation | 35 Hen. 8. c. 1 |
Territorial extent | Kingdom of England |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 29 March 1544 |
Commencement |
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Repealed | 30 July 1948 |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | |
Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 |
Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Third Succession Act of King Henry VIII's reign, passed by the Parliament of England, returned his daughters Mary and Elizabeth to the line of the succession behind their half-brother Edward. Born in 1537, Edward was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, and heir apparent to the throne.