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Succession To Peerages Bill (2016–17)
The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill that planned to amend the law regarding succession to peerages and for connected purposes. The 2016-2017 session of Parliament was prorogued and this bill will make no further progress. Purpose The Bill, the second attempt to introduce such a bill by Lord Trefgarne, was to apply the principle of absolute primogeniture to any and all hereditary peerages in Britain, and retroactively apply said absolute primogeniture to any peerages that went extinct on or after 6 February 1952 due to the absence of a male heir. The Bill did not apply to any peerages or honors held by the Queen or to succession of anything beyond the peerage, including associated land or other properties. See also * Equality (Titles) Bill The Equality (Titles) Bill, known colloquially as the "Downton Law" and "Downton Abbey Law", was a Act of Parliament#Bills, Bill of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced in 2013 that would have ended a measure of gender d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne
David Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne (born 31 March 1941), is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the longest-serving member of the House of Lords. Biography The son of George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne, Trefgarne succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Trefgarne in 1960 at the age of 19, having attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College. He took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday in 1962. In contrast to his father, who was a Liberal and later Labour politician, he chose to sit on the Conservative benches. Trefgarne was an opposition Whip from 1977 to 1979 and then served in the Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher as a Government Whip from 1979 to 1981 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Trade in 1981, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1981 to 1982, at the Department of Health and Social Security from 1982 to 1983 and at the Ministry of Defence from 1983 to 1985. The latter year he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of List of sovereign states headed by Elizabeth II, 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest of any British monarch, the List of longest-reigning monarchs, second-longest of any sovereign state, and the List of female monarchs, longest of any queen regnant in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon Abdication of Edward VIII, the abdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equality (Titles) Bill
The Equality (Titles) Bill, known colloquially as the "Downton Law" and "Downton Abbey Law", was a Act of Parliament#Bills, Bill of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced in 2013 that would have ended a measure of gender discrimination and allowed for equal succession of female heirs to hereditary titles and British nobility, peerages. The primogeniture legislation, in conjunction with the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, would align hereditary titles in accordance with the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Sex Discrimination Act. Overview The bill was dubbed the "Downton law" in reference to the British television drama ''Downton Abbey'' where the Earl's eldest daughter is unable to inherit the family seat because it can only be passed to a male heir. The Equality (Titles) Bill was precipitated by the passage of the 2013 Succession to the Crown Act, which altered the laws of succession to the British throne so that male heirs no longer precede their elder sisters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honours (Equality Of Titles For Partners) Bill 2012-13
The Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 was a private member's bill which would allow men who are married or civilly-partnered to peers, baronets, baronetesses, knights or dames of either sex to receive honours and the title "The Honourable" by way of their relationship statuses. The bill failed to pass beyond first reading. UK Parliament See also * * Succession to Peerages Bill (2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession To Peerages Bill (2015–16)
The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill intended to allow daughters of peers to inherit a peerage if the peerage would otherwise become extinct due to the absence of a male heir. It would have applied retrospectively to peerages that had become extinct since the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. The bill failed to reach the committee stage in the House of Lords and therefore died at the end of the parliamentary session. See also * Equality (Titles) Bill * Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill 2012-13 * Succession to Peerages Bill (2016–17) The Succession to Peerages Bill was a bill that planned to amend the law regarding succession to peerages and for connected purposes. The 2016-2017 session of Parliament was prorogued and this bill will make no further progress. Purpose The Bil ... * Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill References {{DEFAULTSORT:Succession to Peerages Bill (2015-2016) 2015 in British politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession To Peerages And Baronetcies Bill
The Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill is a proposed law of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced on 20 November 2023 by Lord Northbrook. The Bill proposes to change the law about hereditary peerages and baronetcies by removing male primogeniture to allow female heirs to take a hereditary peerage or baronetcy. This is another attempt by a Bill to serve this purpose. If enacted, it would align the hereditary peerage and baronetcy to the same laws of succession as the Crown. Previous attempts, such as Lord Lucas' Equality (Titles) Bill, and Lord Trefgarne's Succession to Peerages Bills 2015 and 2016, received significant support. The Government has previously promised to make this law. As of 30 May 2024, the Bill will make no further progress through Parliament due to the dissolution before the 2024 United Kingdom general election The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect all 650 members of the House of Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 In British Politics
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Succession
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Governance and politics *Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of another, usually in a clearly defined order * Succession of states, in international relations, is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state * Succession planning, in organizations, identifying and developing individuals to succeed to senior positions in government, business, organizations, etc. * Successor company / Successor corporation / Successor in Business Inheritance * Apostolic succession, the doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, that bishops are the successors of the original Twelve Apostles * Forced heirship, a form of succession which passes how an estate is to be disposed *Succession of proper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerages In The United Kingdom
A Peerage is a form of crown distinction, with Peerages in the United Kingdom comprising both hereditary and lifetime titled appointments of various ranks, which form both a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom. The peerage forms the highest rung of what is termed the "British nobility". The term ''peerage'' can be used both collectively to refer to this entire body of titled nobility (or a subdivision thereof), and individually to refer to a specific title (modern English language-style using an initial capital in the latter case but not the former). British peerage title holders are termed peers of the Realm. "Lord" is used as a generic term to denote members of the peerage, however individuals who use the appellation ''Lord'' or ''Lady'' are not always necessarily peers (for example some judicial, ecclesiastic and others are often accorded the appellation "Lord" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
