Royal Marriages Act 1772

The Royal Marriages Act of 1772 is a law of the United Kingdom, which explains each marriage invalid, received the members of the British royal family without the consent of the monarch before the completion of their 25th year. The provision applies to all descendants of George II, with the exception of the descendants of princesses who had married into other families. Members of royal families, who are older than 25 years old can marry even after rejection of marriage wish, provided they have the Privy Council this year before displayed and the Parliament does not prohibit.

The Royal Marriage Act, it also explained the offense to support an illegal marriage of a member of the royal family in some form. This provision was repealed only in 1967.

The Royal Marriage Act has been in the history of the United Kingdom multiple of significance. George IV of the United Kingdom had married as Prince of Wales secretly twice widowed Catholic Maria Fitzherbert. This marriage not only violated the Royal Marriage Act, but also against the Act of Settlement of 1701, which prohibited marriage between a member of the royal family and a person Catholic faith. George IV 1795 married the Princess Caroline of Brunswick officially; apart from the offense of bigamy endangered his previous marriage and his right to the throne succession. This played a significant role in the conflicts with his official wife, as he tried to separate himself from her. The determination of the Royal Marriages Act was also brought to the application when the British Princess Margaret played with the idea to marry Peter Townsend.

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