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Act of settlement — may 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 … Wikipedia
Act of settlement — Settlement Set tle*ment, n. 1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor. [1913 Webster] Every man living has a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Act of Settlement — Mit dem Act of Settlement (dt. Grundordnung) schuf das englische Parlament 1701 die neue Grundlage der protestantischen Thronfolge im Königreich England. Als Thronfolgeregelung ist der Act of Settlement bis heute im Vereinigten Königreich gültig … Deutsch Wikipedia
Act of Settlement — [ ækt əv setlmənt], englisch Gesetz von 1701, das die protestantische Thronfolge regelte und dadurch die Anwartschaft des Hauses Hannover (seit 1714) begründete. Es enthielt außerdem weitere konstitutionelle Grundrechte als Ergänzung der Bill… … Universal-Lexikon
Act of Settlement — Acte d établissement L’Acte d’Établissement, (en anglais Act of Settlement), est une loi anglaise promulguée par le Parlement de Westminster en 1701, qui garantissait la succession de la couronne d Angleterre aux membres de la famille protestante … Wikipédia en Français
Act of Settlement (Irish) — • 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Act of Settlement (Irish) Act of Settlement (Irish) … Catholic encyclopedia
Act of Settlement 1701 — The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England, originally filed in 1700, and passed in 1701, to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanoverndash a granddaughter of James Indash and her Protestant… … Wikipedia
Act of Settlement 1662 — The Act of Settlement 1662 passed by the Irish Parliament in Dublin. It was a partial reversal of the Cromwellian Act of Settlement 1652, which punished Irish Catholics and Royalists for fighting against the English Parliament in the Wars of the… … Wikipedia
Act of Settlement 1657 — The Act of Settlement 1657 was an Act of the Cromwellian Parliament for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland . The Act received its Third Reading on June 8, 1657 and received the assent of the Lord Protector the… … Wikipedia
Act of Settlement 1703 — The Act of Settlement of 1703 (passed in 1704) was an Act of Tynwald passed clarifying the status of the population of the Isle of Man. It has been referred to as a Manx Magna Carta as its aim was to preserve the rights of the peasants in… … Wikipedia
Act of Settlement — (in Britain) an Act of Parliament in 1701, saying that the children of James I’s granddaughter Sophia would be the future kings and queens. The government made this law because the king at that time, William III, had no children, and they wanted… … Universalium
