page_title: Curtesy Act
hierarchical_section_title: Curtesy Act
caption_attribution_description: English: Head of Henry III from coffin; turned 90 degrees
context_page_description: The Curtesy Act was an act passed by the Parliament of England in 1226 and extended to the Lordship of Ireland by Poynings' Law. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower may claim in the lands of his deceased wife. The short title was assigned in the Republic of Ireland in 1962, shortly before the act was repealed by the Succession Act, 1965.
context_section_description: The Curtesy Act (11 Hen. 3; Irish: an tAcht Córtais) was an act passed by the Parliament of England in 1226 and extended to the Lordship of Ireland by Poynings' Law. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower may claim in the lands of his deceased wife. The short title was assigned in the Republic of Ireland in 1962, shortly before the act was repealed by the Succession Act, 1965.
caption: Effigy of Henry III, during whose reign the Curtesy Act was passed.
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