Royal Marriages Act - Revision history

Pankratz at 14:28, 29 April 2015

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	~~The Royal Marriages Act was passed~~ in 1772 as a response to the secret marriage of [[Henry, Duke of Cumberland]]. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.		Passed in 1772 as a response to the secret marriage of [[Henry, Duke of Cumberland]]. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.

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Pankratz at 17:44, 14 November 2013

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	The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1772 as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.		The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1772 as a response to the secret marriage of [[Henry, Duke of Cumberland]]. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.

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Max at 21:57, 18 July 2010

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	The Royal Marriages Act was passed in ~~1722~~ as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.		The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1772 as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.

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Pankratz at 15:03, 29 April 2010

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	The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1722 as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married ~~. The~~ formal consent of the ~~sorveign was needed for the nuptials~~. Without any agreement of the monarch , the marriage would be declared as void . The act is still in use and created problems for George IV, who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23 , and for Princess Margaret, who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.		The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1722 as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married without the formal consent of the sovereign. Without any agreement of the monarch, the marriage would be declared void. The act is still in use and created problems for [[George IV]], who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23, and for [[Princess Margaret]], who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.

	~~Cannon, John and Anne Hargreaves. The Kings and Queens of Britain. Oxford UP.2001.~~		Sources:

	Cannon, John. A Dictionary of British History. Oxford UP. ~~2001~~		Cannon, John and Anne Hargreaves. ''The Kings and Queens of Britain''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.

			Cannon, John. ''A Dictionary of British History''. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.

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The Royal Marriages Act was passed in 1722 as a response to the secret marriage of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. It secured that no royal family member under the age of 25 was able to get married . The formal consent of the sorveign was needed for the nuptials. Without any agreement of the monarch , the marriage would be declared as void . The act is still in use and created problems for George IV, who secretly married Mrs Fitzherbert at the age of 23 , and for Princess Margaret, who wanted to marry the divorced Peter Townsend.

Cannon, John and Anne Hargreaves. The Kings and Queens of Britain. Oxford UP.2001.

Cannon, John. A Dictionary of British History. Oxford UP. 2001