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Curtesy Act

Curtesy Act

1226 English legislation on life tenure

The Curtesy Act 1226 (11 Hen. 3) was an act passed by the Parliament of England in 1226. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower may claim in the lands of his deceased wife.

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Effigy of Henry III, during whose reign the Curtesy Act was passed.

In the Republic of Ireland, it was assigned the short title in 1962,[1] shortly before it was repealed by the Succession Act 1965.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Short Titles Act 1962, 2nd Sch.: English Statutes Applied by Poynings' Act 1495: Part IV: Statutes relating to land (No. 5 of 1962, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 28 March 1962. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
  2. [2]
    Succession Act 1965, 2nd Sch.: Repeals. Part I: English statutes (No. 27 of 1965, 2nd Sch.). Enacted on 22 December 1965. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.


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