The Act of Settlement 1701

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:addressed issues of royal legitimacy
gptkbp:allows Catholics from ascending to the throne
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date_enacted 1701
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ensures Protestant succession
gptkbp:established Parliamentary sovereignty
Judicial independence in England
gptkbp:has_limitations royal prerogative
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Act of Settlement 1701
gptkbp:included provisions for the appointment of judges
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Act_of_Union_1707
British constitutional law
gptkbp:is_considered a foundational document of constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:is_part_of British legal history
gptkbp:is_referenced_in British history
gptkbp:part_of Glorious Revolution settlement
gptkbp:precedent future succession laws
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Queen_Anne
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:House_of_Hanover
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Statute_Law_Revision_Act_1969
gptkbp:significance Established rules of succession to the English throne
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4