The Act of Settlement

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Act_of_Union_1707
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:consequences Determined royal succession
Establishment of Hanoverian succession
gptkbp:contributed_to Development of parliamentary sovereignty
gptkbp:date_enacted 1701
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established Judicial independence
Protestant succession
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Reformation England
gptkbp:historical_significance Foundation for future succession laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Settlement
gptkbp:impact Political stability in England
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for Excludes Catholics from the throne
gptkbp:influenced Constitutional law in the UK
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
Political conflicts of the time
gptkbp:is_discussed_in Legal history of the UK
gptkbp:legal_status gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkbp:modern_relevance Modern constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Queen_Anne
gptkb:William_III_of_England
gptkb:Mary_II_of_England
gptkbp:part_of British constitutional law
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Queen_Anne
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Act_of_Union_1707
Restoration of the monarchy
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkb:monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Political alliances in Europe
Parliamentary sovereignty
Royal prerogative
Legal reforms in the UK
Religious conflicts in England
Civil liberties in England
Political reforms in England
Religious tolerance in England
Impact on British history
Legal reforms in England
Succession to the English throne
Historical significance of the monarchy
Political stability in Europe
Succession crisis in England
Civil rights in England
Constitutional reforms in England
Historical documents of England
Legal history of the UK
Legal precedents in England
Monarchical authority in England
Political theory in England
Succession laws in the UK
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Statute_Law_Revision_Act_1969
gptkbp:significance Legal framework for monarchy succession
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Virgin_Queen
gptkb:House_of_Tudor
gptkb:King_James
gptkb:Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5