British succession law
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British succession law is the body of legal rules and historical statutes that determine the hereditary transmission of the British Crown, shaping who becomes monarch and in what order.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| after2013Abolished | disqualification for marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| after2013Introduced | absolute primogeniture ⓘ |
| after2013Limited | requirement of sovereign consent to first six persons in line ⓘ |
| appliesTo | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constrainedBy |
constitutional conventions
ⓘ
statutes of the UK Parliament ⓘ statutes of the pre-Union English Parliament ⓘ statutes of the pre-Union Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| continuesInForceUnder | uncodified British constitution ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
circumstances of disqualification from succession
ⓘ
who is in line to the British throne ⓘ |
| determines | order of succession to the British throne ⓘ |
| governsSuccessionTo |
head of state of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
common law rules
ⓘ
statutory law ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginIn |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English law NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish law ⓘ |
| historicallyExcluded |
Roman Catholics from the throne
ⓘ
persons married to Roman Catholics ⓘ |
| historicallyRequired |
Protestant succession
ⓘ
male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hanoverian succession in 1714
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
accession of the House of Windsor ⓘ |
| interactsWith | laws of succession in Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| isAdministeredThrough |
Accession Council procedures
ⓘ
proclamations of accession ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
debates on gender equality
ⓘ
debates on religious discrimination ⓘ |
| keyStatute |
Act of Settlement 1701
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regency Act 1937 NERFINISHED ⓘ Regency Act 1953 NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marriages Act 1772 NERFINISHED ⓘ Succession to the Crown Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ Union with England Act 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ Union with Scotland Act 1706 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | role of the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England ⓘ |
| regulates | hereditary transmission of the Crown ⓘ |
| requires |
consent of Commonwealth realms for changes to succession rules by convention
ⓘ
monarch to be in communion with the Church of England ⓘ monarch to swear coronation oaths to uphold the Protestant religion ⓘ |
| wasReformedBy | Succession to the Crown Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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