Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
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The Catholic Emancipation Act 1829 was a landmark British law that removed most legal restrictions on Roman Catholics, allowing them to sit in Parliament and hold public office across the United Kingdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British statute → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829
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| appliesTo |
England
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Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| cameIntoForce |
1829-04-13
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| enabled |
Daniel O’Connell taking his seat as MP for County Clare
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| excludedRight |
right of Roman Catholics to hold certain high offices of state
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right of Roman Catholics to hold the office of Lord Chancellor of England → right of Roman Catholics to hold the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland → right of Roman Catholics to hold the office of Regent → |
| field |
constitutional law
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religious law → |
| grantedRight |
right of Roman Catholics to hold most public offices
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right of Roman Catholics to sit in the House of Commons → right of Roman Catholics to sit in the House of Lords → right of Roman Catholics to sit in the Parliament of the United Kingdom → |
| impact |
altered confessional basis of the British state
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expanded political rights of Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom → marked major step toward religious equality in Britain and Ireland → |
| introducedRequirement |
declaration rejecting temporal authority of the Pope in the United Kingdom
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special oath for Roman Catholic members of Parliament → |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| languageOfDocument |
English
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| legalStatus |
partly repealed
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| locationOfEnactment |
London
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| longTitle |
An Act for the Relief of His Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects
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| monarchDuringPassage |
George IV
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| parliamentarySession |
10 Geo. IV
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| politicalContext |
campaigns led by Daniel O’Connell
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pressure from Irish Catholic Association → |
| relatedTo |
Act of Union 1800
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Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 → Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (Ireland) repeals and amendments → Test Acts → |
| removedRestriction |
many restrictions on Roman Catholics holding civil and military offices
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most civil disabilities on Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom → prohibition on Roman Catholics sitting in Parliament → |
| royalAssentDate |
1829-04-13
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| sponsoredBy |
Duke of Wellington
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Sir Robert Peel → |
| subject |
Catholic emancipation
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civil rights → religious freedom → |
| yearEnacted |
1829
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
("Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Robert Peel
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introducedReform |
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Earl Grey
("Catholic Emancipation")
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knownFor |
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Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
("An Act for the Relief of His Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects")
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longTitle |