Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench). It was answered on Thursday, 2 April 2009.
Constitution: Royal Marriage and Succession
- Question
- My Lords, is it not the case that there is no specific statement in the Act of Settlement 1701 that prevents a person of the Roman Catholic faith becoming monarch? The words of the Act, if I remember rightly, are that the Crown shall devolve upon the Electress Sophia and the heirs of her body—followed by the words "being Protestant". It is not a case of Roman Catholics being proscribed, but rather of Protestants being prescribed.
- Answer
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My Lords, the noble Lord, as so often, is quite right.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 709 c1179
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Related items
- Subjects
- Catholicism Women Marriage Monarchy Succession Royal family
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