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English Act of Succession - definition of English Act of Succession in Encyclopedia (212 words) |
 | The English Act of Succession was first passed on March 23, 1534, whereby the parliament decided the heir to the Crown of England from the children of King Henry VIII. |
| The Act made Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn, the true successor to the Crown by declaring Princess Mary, daughter of Catherine of Aragon, a bastard. |
| This Act was overridden by the Act of Succession, 1536, whereby Edward, son of Jane Seymour, was recognized as first in line for the throne by declaring all previous marriages of the King unlawful and proclaiming both the Princesses as illegitimate. |
| Swedish Act of Succession - definition of Swedish Act of Succession in Encyclopedia (487 words) |
| The Act of Succession was adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates assembled at Örebro in 1810, upon electing Charles XIV (Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte) as the heir to King Charles XIII. |
| From 1814 to 1905 the Act of Succession also regulated succession to the Norwegian throne, due to the union of Sweden-Norway. |
| The act specifies that the Monarch and the Royal Family shall belong to the "pure evangelical faith", i.e. |
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