Titles Deprivation Act 1917
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The Titles Deprivation Act 1917 was a British law passed during World War I that allowed the Crown to strip peerages and royal titles from individuals who had supported or fought for the United Kingdom’s enemies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Titles Deprivation Act 1917 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
British subjects who were enemies of the Crown in World War I
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holders of peerages who aided or adhered to the King’s enemies ⓘ holders of peerages who served in enemy armed forces ⓘ holders of peerages who voluntarily resided in enemy territory during World War I ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
mechanism for issuing an Order in Council depriving titles
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possibility of restoration of titles to heirs in certain circumstances ⓘ procedure for investigating conduct of peers suspected of disloyalty ⓘ procedure for reporting to the King in Council ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedDuringConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Constitutional law of the United Kingdom
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Peerage law in the United Kingdom ⓘ World War I legislation of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
affected succession to certain peerages
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publicly identified certain peers as enemies of the Crown ⓘ removed certain individuals from the roll of the peerage ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom during World War I
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concern about loyalty of British peers with German connections ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Orders in Council
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a special committee of the Privy Council ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom constitutional and legal response to World War I ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | deprivation of peerages held by persons who sided with Germany in World War I ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorised deprivation of peerages
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authorised deprivation of royal titles ⓘ authorised removal of privileges attached to certain dignities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to deprive certain persons of British dignities and titles ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to distance the British aristocracy from enemy powers
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perceived disloyalty of some title-holders with foreign allegiances ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a legal mechanism to deprive certain persons of British peerages and royal titles
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to target holders of British dignities who adhered to or aided the enemies of the United Kingdom ⓘ to target holders of British dignities who bore arms against the United Kingdom or its allies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British nationality law
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British peerage law ⓘ royal prerogative concerning honours ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1917 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Titles Deprivation Act 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
loyalty to the Crown
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peerages ⓘ royal titles ⓘ war-time legislation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | civil sanction affecting status and dignity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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reasonForLossOfBritishTitles
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Titles Deprivation Act 1917
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