Second Succession Act 1536
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The Second Succession Act 1536 was an English law passed under Henry VIII that removed Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession and declared any future children by Jane Seymour as the king’s legitimate heirs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Succession Act 1536 canonical | 4 |
| Act of Succession 1536 | 1 |
| An Act concerning the Succession of the Crown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5768791 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Succession Act 1536 Context triple: [Act of Succession 1534, relatedAct, Second Succession Act 1536]
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A.
Act of Succession 1534
The Act of Succession 1534 was an English law under Henry VIII that declared his marriage to Anne Boleyn legitimate and established their offspring as the rightful heirs to the throne, requiring subjects to swear an oath recognizing this succession.
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B.
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 is an English Reformation-era law that authorized the appointment of suffragan (assistant) bishops with specific titular sees to support diocesan bishops in their pastoral and administrative duties.
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C.
Poynings' Law
Poynings' Law was a late 15th-century statute that placed the Irish Parliament under tight control of the English Crown by requiring prior approval of its legislation.
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D.
Act of Supremacy 1534
The Act of Supremacy 1534 was a landmark English law by which Henry VIII broke from papal authority and declared himself supreme head of the Church in England, initiating the English Reformation.
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E.
Crown of Ireland Act 1542
The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
- 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: Second Succession Act 1536 Target entity description: The Second Succession Act 1536 was an English law passed under Henry VIII that removed Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession and declared any future children by Jane Seymour as the king’s legitimate heirs.
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A.
Act of Succession 1534
The Act of Succession 1534 was an English law under Henry VIII that declared his marriage to Anne Boleyn legitimate and established their offspring as the rightful heirs to the throne, requiring subjects to swear an oath recognizing this succession.
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B.
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 is an English Reformation-era law that authorized the appointment of suffragan (assistant) bishops with specific titular sees to support diocesan bishops in their pastoral and administrative duties.
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C.
Poynings' Law
Poynings' Law was a late 15th-century statute that placed the Irish Parliament under tight control of the English Crown by requiring prior approval of its legislation.
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D.
Act of Supremacy 1534
The Act of Supremacy 1534 was a landmark English law by which Henry VIII broke from papal authority and declared himself supreme head of the Church in England, initiating the English Reformation.
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E.
Crown of Ireland Act 1542
The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Act of Succession 1536
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linked to:
Second Succession Act 1536
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| appliesTo |
Elizabeth Tudor
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth I of England
Mary Tudor ⓘ
linked to:
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
future children of Henry VIII by Jane Seymour ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1536 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Tudor
ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor dynasty
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| fullTitle |
An Act concerning the Succession of the Crown
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linked to:
Second Succession Act 1536
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| impact |
expanded use of treason law to enforce royal policy on succession
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strengthened the position of Jane Seymour’s potential offspring ⓘ temporarily excluded both Mary and Elizabeth from the English throne ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
declared Elizabeth illegitimate
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declared Mary illegitimate ⓘ declared any future children of Henry VIII by Jane Seymour legitimate heirs ⓘ empowered Henry VIII to determine the succession by will or letters patent if he had no male heir ⓘ made it treason to deny the succession as established by the Act ⓘ removed Elizabeth from the line of succession ⓘ removed Mary from the line of succession ⓘ required subjects to acknowledge the succession as defined by the Act ⓘ |
| monarch |
Henry VIII
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linked to:
Henry VIII of England
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| motivatedBy |
annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn
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annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon ⓘ marriage of Henry VIII to Jane Seymour ⓘ |
| predecessor |
First Succession Act 1534
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linked to:
Act of Succession 1534
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| reignOf |
Henry VIII
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linked to:
Henry VIII of England
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| relatedTo |
English Reformation
ⓘ
Tudor succession crisis ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabethan succession intrigues
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| repealedBy | Third Succession Act 1543 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
legitimacy of heirs
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royal succession ⓘ |
| successor | Third Succession Act 1543 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Succession Act 1536 Description of subject: The Second Succession Act 1536 was an English law passed under Henry VIII that removed Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession and declared any future children by Jane Seymour as the king’s legitimate heirs.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Second Succession Act 1536
linked to: Second Succession Act 1536