Second Succession Act 1536

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Act of Parliament of England

The Second Succession Act 1536 was an English law passed under Henry VIII that removed Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession and declared any future children by Jane Seymour as the king’s legitimate heirs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Act of Succession 1536 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Elizabeth Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ future children of Henry VIII by Jane Seymour ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateEnacted	1536 ⓘ
dynasty	House of Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullTitle	An Act concerning the Succession of the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact	expanded use of treason law to enforce royal policy on succession ⓘ strengthened the position of Jane Seymour’s potential offspring ⓘ temporarily excluded both Mary and Elizabeth from the English throne ⓘ
jurisdiction	Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	declared Elizabeth illegitimate ⓘ declared Mary illegitimate ⓘ declared any future children of Henry VIII by Jane Seymour legitimate heirs ⓘ empowered Henry VIII to determine the succession by will or letters patent if he had no male heir ⓘ made it treason to deny the succession as established by the Act ⓘ removed Elizabeth from the line of succession ⓘ removed Mary from the line of succession ⓘ required subjects to acknowledge the succession as defined by the Act ⓘ
monarch	Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
motivatedBy	annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn ⓘ annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon ⓘ marriage of Henry VIII to Jane Seymour ⓘ
predecessor	First Succession Act 1534 NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignOf	Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor succession crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
repealedBy	Third Succession Act 1543 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	legitimacy of heirs ⓘ royal succession ⓘ
successor	Third Succession Act 1543 NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ

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Act of Succession 1534 → relatedAct → Second Succession Act 1536 ⓘ

Act of Succession 1534 → successorAct → Second Succession Act 1536 ⓘ