Convention Parliament of 1689

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The Convention Parliament of 1689 was the English assembly that declared James II had abdicated and offered the crown jointly to William III and Mary II, thereby establishing the constitutional settlement of the Glorious Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Convention Parliament
English Parliament
affirmed supremacy of Parliament over the Crown
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
category 1689 in England
Parliament of England
surface form: English parliaments

Glorious Revolution
chronologyWithinRevolution followed the 1688 invasion by William of Orange
city London, England
surface form: London
constitutionalOutcome entrenchment of parliamentary sovereignty in England
convenedBy Prince of Orange
country Kingdom of England
declared James II of England had abdicated the government
defined conditions for succession of William III and Mary II
endTime 1690-02-23
established constitutional settlement of the Glorious Revolution
followedBy Parliament of 1690
governmentFormInfluenced constitutional monarchy in Britain
hasPart House of Commons of England
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
language English
legislativeBody Parliament of England
legislatureType bicameral legislature
limited royal prerogative in England
location City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
notableFor articulating rights and liberties of subjects against the Crown
formalizing conditions under which monarch rules with consent of Parliament
offeredCrownTo Mary II of England
Stadtholder William III of Orange
surface form: William III of Orange
partOf history of the British constitution
history of the Parliament of England
precededBy Cavalier Parliament
surface form: Loyal Parliament
reasonForConvention absence of a reigning monarch after flight of James II
reign Mary II of England
William III of England
significantAct English Bill of Rights
surface form: Bill of Rights 1689

Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689
Mutiny Act
surface form: Mutiny Act 1689

Toleration Act 1689
significantEvent Glorious Revolution
significantResolution Declaration of Right
surface form: Declaration of Right 1689
startTime 1689-01-22
timePeriod late 17th century
topic English constitutional law
succession to the English throne

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Sir Thomas Littleton parliamentaryTerm Convention Parliament of 1689
Bloodless Revolution followedBy Convention Parliament of 1689
this entity surface form: William and Mary joint monarchy
Coronation of William III and Mary II significantEventFor Convention Parliament of 1689
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution settlement
Coronation of William III and Mary II precededBy Convention Parliament of 1689
Declaration of Right statedIn Convention Parliament of 1689
contributed to invitation to William of Orange hasConsequence Convention Parliament of 1689