Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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The Prerogative Court of Canterbury was a major English ecclesiastical court that handled wills, probate, and related matters for individuals with property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury until the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prerogative Court of Canterbury canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical court
ⓘ
probate court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Court of Probate Act 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | PCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedLaw |
canon law
ⓘ
civil law procedure ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct courts of England and Wales
ⓘ
Ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| coveredRegion |
Wales (for certain cases)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern and eastern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criterionOfJurisdiction | testator owning property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf | secularization of probate jurisdiction in the 19th century ⓘ |
| endDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| functionTransferredTo | Court of Probate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handled |
administration of estates
ⓘ
probate ⓘ related testamentary matters ⓘ wills ⓘ |
| heardAppealsFrom | lower ecclesiastical courts in the Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| location | Doctors' Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | large collection of pre-1858 English wills ⓘ |
| partOf | English ecclesiastical legal system ⓘ |
| recordsHeldBy | The National Archives (Kew) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordType |
administrations
ⓘ
inventories ⓘ wills ⓘ |
| seat | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| successor | Probate Division of the High Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superiorTo | consistory courts within the Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf | Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.