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Third Succession Act

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1543–1544Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1543

Mary I1 July 1543

London · House / House of Tudor

Third Succession Act restores Mary to the succession after Edward

1544

Henry VIII29 March 1544

London · House / House of Tudor

Elizabeth is restored to the line of succession after Mary, without reversing her illegitimacy.

Henry VIII29 March 1544

London · House / House of Tudor

Mary is restored to the line of succession after Edward, without reversing her illegitimacy.

Henry VIII29 March 1544

London · House / House of Tudor

The Act places Prince Edward first in the line of succession as Henry VIII's male heir.

Henry VIII29 March 1544

London · House / House of Tudor

The Third Succession Act receives royal assent, revising the Tudor succession settlement.

Names involved

Henry VIIIMary I

Provenance

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