Royal Titles Act 1901
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The Royal Titles Act 1901 was a UK law that authorized a change to the monarch’s official style and titles to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions at the start of the 20th century.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | royal style and titles of the British monarch ⓘ |
| appliesToInstitution | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice | Sovereign of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfEnactment | 20th century ⓘ |
| classification | public general act ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | reflected the imperial character of the British Crown at the start of the 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnMonarchy | updated formal representation of the monarch’s imperial role ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United Kingdom Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderMonarch | Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLawArea |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century British Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRole | formalized imperial terminology in the royal style ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationStyle | Royal Titles Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision with respect to the Royal Titles ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize a change in the monarch’s royal style and titles
ⓘ
to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominions of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Titles Act 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Titles Act 1953 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Royal Titles Act 1901 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional status of dominions ⓘ royal style and titles ⓘ |
| typeOfChangeAuthorized |
modification of the monarch’s official style
ⓘ
modification of the monarch’s official titles ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1901 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Titles Act 1953