Third Charter of Virginia
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The Third Charter of Virginia was a 1612 royal charter that restructured and expanded the powers and territory of the Virginia Company, further shaping the governance of the English colony in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Charter of Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial charter
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ royal charter ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
governor and council of Virginia
ⓘ
shareholders of the Virginia Company ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 1612 ⓘ |
| effect |
expanded corporate powers of the Virginia Company
ⓘ
extended territorial claims of the Virginia Company ⓘ Somers Isles Company ⓘ
surface form:
incorporated the Somers Isles (Bermuda) into the Virginia Company’s patent
modified governance structure of the Virginia colony ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
imperial governance ⓘ |
| follows | Second Charter of Virginia ⓘ |
| genre | colonial charter ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
English colonization of North America
early 17th century ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
corporate colonization in English America
ⓘ
development of representative government in Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | letters patent ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical document ⓘ |
| locationOfEffect |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
North America ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Virginia Company of London
ⓘ
governance of the Virginia colony ⓘ |
| partOf |
legal framework of the Virginia Company
ⓘ
series of Virginia Company charters ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1612 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| purpose |
to define governance of the English colony in Virginia
ⓘ
to expand the powers of the Virginia Company ⓘ to expand the territory under the Virginia Company ⓘ to restructure the Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bermuda colony
ⓘ
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
First Charter of Virginia ⓘ Second Charter of Virginia ⓘ Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| signedBy |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
King James I of England
|
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