Act of Settlement (disambiguation)
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In English history, Act of Settlement most commonly refers to the Act of Settlement 1701, governing the line of succession to the English throne and, after 1707, to the British throne.
Act of Settlement may also refer to:
- Statute of Legal Settlement 1547, legislation regarding the settlement of the poor
- Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652, in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1641
- Act of Settlement 1657, ratifying previous decrees from the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652
- Act of Settlement 1662, a partial reversal of the Act of Settlement of 1652
- Poor Relief Act 1662 ("the Settlement Act"), clarifying which parishes were responsible for Poor Relief
- Act of Settlement 1690, declaring the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland to be the established church in Edinburgh
- Act of Settlement 1703, clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of Man
See also
- All pages with titles containing Settlement Act
- All pages with titles containing Settlement Acts
- Settlement (disambiguation)
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