Titulus Regius
Titulus Regius is a declaration published in Latin by the English Parliament in 1484, which explains why the English royal crown had been given to his uncle Richard III by Edward V a few months earlier in 1483 . had been transferred. It is used as a justification by Richard III. and to understand Parliament.
This statement explains why the marriage between Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville , the parents of Edward V, was invalid and that all of their children are therefore illegitimate. Eduard IV was already engaged to another lady, Eleonore Butler, before the wedding, so that he could not enter into a valid marriage with another woman. As a result, Elizabeth was also stripped of her queen widow status. As a result, Richard III was now. the only legitimate successor to his late brother.
After Heinrich Tudor's victory over Richard III. and his accession to the throne in 1485 as Henry VII , he sought additional legitimation by marrying the York family. For this purpose he married a daughter of Edward IV and Elisabeth Woodville, Elizabeth of York , for which the validity of the Titulus Regius was revoked in the first parliament of Henry VII and thus the marriage of Edward IV and his children were again recognized as legitimate. In addition, the new king had all copies collected and destroyed, and he also issued a reading ban. This measure led to only a single copy, inserted into the Historia Croylandensis obtained was that at the time of James I was retrieved.
