Statutum Walliae

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Statutum Walliae is the Latin name for the Statute of Rhuddlan, the 1284 royal ordinance by Edward I that established English rule and administrative structures in Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
royal ordinance
alsoKnownAs Statute of Rhuddlan
appliesToTerritory Principality of Wales
Wales
country Kingdom of England
createdAdministrativeUnit county of Anglesey
county of Caernarfon
linked to: Caernarfonshire

county of Cardigan
county of Carmarthen
county of Flint
county of Merioneth
dateOfEnactment 1284
definedStatusOf lands of the former Principality of Gwynedd
enactedBy Edward I of England
establishedOffice Bailiffs in Welsh lordships
Coroners in Welsh counties
Justiciar of North Wales
Justiciar of South Wales
Sheriffs in Welsh counties
followedEvent Edward I’s conquest of Wales
death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
hasEnglishName Statute of Rhuddlan
hasLatinName Statutum Walliae
hasLongTermEffect laid foundations for later legal union of England and Wales
historicalPeriod reign of Edward I
introducedInstitution English-style boroughs in Wales
English-style county courts in Wales
issuedBy Edward I of England
legalContinuity retained certain Welsh customary laws in local matters
legalLanguage French
Latin
Middle English
legalNature ordinance rather than parliamentary statute
legalStatus established English rule in Wales
legalSystemIntroduced English common law (with exceptions)
partOf English expansion into Wales
purpose to define the constitutional position of Wales within the English crown
to organize the governance of conquered Welsh territories
region Medieval Wales
relatedTo Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
result integration of Wales into the English royal domain
introduction of English administration in Wales
seatOfProclamation Rhuddlan
subjectMatter constitutional law
judicial organization
territorial administration
year 1284

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Statute of Rhuddlan alsoKnownAs Statutum Walliae
Statutum Walliae hasLatinName Statutum Walliae