Oath of Succession
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The Oath of Succession was a sworn declaration imposed in Tudor England requiring subjects to recognize the legitimacy of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and the succession rights of their offspring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oath of Succession canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5768785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oath of Succession Context triple: [Act of Succession 1534, requiredOath, Oath of Succession]
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A.
Takovo Oath
The Takovo Oath was the ceremonial pledge by Serbian leaders in 1815 at Takovo that marked the beginning of the Second Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule.
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B.
Coronation Oath
The Coronation Oath is the formal promise made by a new British monarch during the coronation ceremony to govern according to the laws and customs of the United Kingdom and to uphold the Church of England.
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C.
Palapa Oath
The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
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D.
The Oath
The Oath is a critically acclaimed Doctor Strange comic miniseries written by Brian K. Vaughan that explores Stephen Strange’s moral dilemmas as he seeks a mystical cure for Wong’s terminal illness.
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E.
The Oath
The Oath is a 2010 documentary film by Laura Poitras that examines the lives of two men connected to Osama bin Laden and the aftermath of the War on Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oath of Succession Target entity description: The Oath of Succession was a sworn declaration imposed in Tudor England requiring subjects to recognize the legitimacy of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and the succession rights of their offspring.
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A.
Takovo Oath
The Takovo Oath was the ceremonial pledge by Serbian leaders in 1815 at Takovo that marked the beginning of the Second Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule.
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B.
Coronation Oath
The Coronation Oath is the formal promise made by a new British monarch during the coronation ceremony to govern according to the laws and customs of the United Kingdom and to uphold the Church of England.
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C.
Palapa Oath
The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
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D.
The Oath
The Oath is a critically acclaimed Doctor Strange comic miniseries written by Brian K. Vaughan that explores Stephen Strange’s moral dilemmas as he seeks a mystical cure for Wong’s terminal illness.
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E.
The Oath
The Oath is a 2010 documentary film by Laura Poitras that examines the lives of two men connected to Osama bin Laden and the aftermath of the War on Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tudor statute-related oath
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ oath ⓘ |
| administeredTo |
clergy
ⓘ
members of Parliament ⓘ prominent subjects of the realm ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| aimedAt | securing the succession of Anne Boleyn’s heirs ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Tudor England ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | 1534 ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
House of Tudor
ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor dynasty
|
| associatedWithExecutionOf |
John Fisher
ⓘ
Thomas More ⓘ |
| concerns | order of royal succession in England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| diminishesRightsOf |
Mary Tudor
ⓘ
linked to:
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
|
| enactedUnderMonarch |
Henry VIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry VIII of England
|
| enforcementMechanism | compulsory swearing by subjects designated by the Crown ⓘ |
| follows | Act of Succession 1534 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | marital and succession crisis of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of use of treason law to enforce dynastic loyalty
ⓘ
instrument for enforcing Tudor succession policy ⓘ |
| imposedBy |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
Henry VIII ⓘ
linked to:
Henry VIII of England
Tudor government ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Succession 1534 ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | mandatory for those required to swear ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
English Reformation
ⓘ
break with Rome ⓘ |
| nonComplianceConsequence |
charges of treason
ⓘ
execution in severe cases ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| notableRefuser |
John Fisher
ⓘ
Thomas More ⓘ |
| opposesClaimOf | Princess Mary ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | strengthening royal supremacy over succession matters ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
recognition of the legitimacy of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn
ⓘ
recognition of the succession rights of the offspring of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ⓘ |
| relatedLegalInstrument | Act of Supremacy 1534 ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | rejection of papal authority over English succession ⓘ |
| requiresRecognitionOf |
legitimacy of the children of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
ⓘ
marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn ⓘ |
| supportsClaimOf |
Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I)
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth I of England
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| timePeriod | 1530s ⓘ |
| typeOfObligation | sworn declaration of loyalty ⓘ |
| undermines | succession claims based on Catherine of Aragon’s marriage ⓘ |
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Subject: Oath of Succession Description of subject: The Oath of Succession was a sworn declaration imposed in Tudor England requiring subjects to recognize the legitimacy of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and the succession rights of their offspring.
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