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BS/1/40/3

Reference code

BS/1/40/3

Level of description

File

Title

Congé d'Élire of Edward VIII

Original Title

Bishop Neville Lovett

Date

11 Mar 1936

Quantity & Format

1 sheet

Description

Congé d'Élire of Edward VIII for the appointment of a Bishop of Salisbury following the death of St Clair Donaldson on 7 December 1935. Edward VIII had acceded to the throne less than two months before the date of this document, upon the death of his father, George V, on 20 January 1936. The document bears the seal of his late father.

Language

English

Physical Characteristics

Material: paper