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Supremacy Act Enactment
- When
- 1559
- Where
- England
The Act of Supremacy was enacted, abolishing Papal jurisdiction and naming Elizabeth Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
The legislation, cited as 1 Eliz. 1. c. 1, replaced the 1534 Act of Supremacy. It re-established the Church's independence from Rome and required public office holders to swear allegiance to the monarch as Supreme Governor.
Sources
- Act of Supremacy 1558 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
- Elizabethan religious settlement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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