Moonmaiden23
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Only that one can call it conversion to change from that type of Christian belief practice to the other....it's very different.
But the law of Britain bars not only non-Protestants (it requires communion with the Church of England, but not necessarily membership), but in addition bars former Catholics (but not former members of any other church or religion) even if they have converted to Protestantism and are members of the Church of England, from being the monarch of the UK. It makes no sense that a member of the Church of England who is e.g. an ex-Buddhist is allowed to serve as monarch and appoint the leaders of that church, but not a member of the Church of England who is an ex-Catholic.
Interesting that Prince Philip, also technically Greek Orthodox before his marriage to the Queen, converted, but his cousin Queen Sofia didn't.
300 years ago, when the post Glorious Revolution legislation was made, the issue of a Buddhist or ex-Buddhist becoming monarch would not have arisen. The population of the country at that time was pretty much 100% Christian, with a very small number of Jews, and the issue was only about Catholicism and Protestantism.
300 years ago, when the post Glorious Revolution legislation was made, the issue of a Buddhist or ex-Buddhist becoming monarch would not have arisen. The population of the country at that time was pretty much 100% Christian, with a very small number of Jews, and the issue was only about Catholicism and Protestantism.
If Prince Charles announced tomorrow that he wanted to convert to another denomination or religion, which in his case I suspect would be Greek Orthodoxy, I think the vast majority of people would say that it should be his personal choice ... but there'd have to be a load of civil and religious legislation, taking up a lot of Parliament and Synod's time to undo the status quo whereby the monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, so I don't think it's going to happen until/unless the situation actually arises.
Interesting that Prince Philip, also technically Greek Orthodox before his marriage to the Queen, converted, but his cousin Queen Sofia didn't.
Elizabeth Charlotte, the daughter of Karl Ludwig, Elector Palatine and Charlotte (of Hesse-Cassel), Electress Palatine converted from Protestantism to Catholicism when she married, Philippe, Duke of Orleans in 1671.
Of curse it would never have occurred to the political classes or masses back in 1689 that there would be a possible Buddhist king of England (Or a Jewish one come to that). The issue was Catholic V Protestant [...]
Her aunt Anne Gonzaga,Princess Palatine plaid a major role there and also helped convert her husband Edward Prince of the Palatinate from Calvinism to Catholicism bringing him into open conflict with his ultra Protestant mother,Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia.
I doubt the forceful Anna Gonzaga would have allowed her daughters to be raised Protestant, even if their father hadn't converted. Because she had the money in the family not to mention the support of the Catholic King of France her wishes would have prevailed. Besides, Edward had already died by the time Anna arranged their daughters' marriages. One son-in-law John Frederick Duke of Brunswick-Callenberg (a Catholic convert himself) was the older brother of Sophia's husband Ernest Augustus and the marriage threatened Ernest's inheritance. Fortunately for Ernest and Sophia, John Frederick and his wife had only daughters.Edward was the older brother of Sophie of Hannover mother of George I. If Edward had not converted, he would have inherited his mother’s claim to the throne of GB, not Sophie and her son. He had three daughters. They made catholic marriages but if their father hadn’t converted that likely would not be the case.
Which daughter of the Shah? Shahnaz?
It may not have been strange for Cecilia to became a Catholic, as her mother Margareta Eriksdotter (Leijonhufvud) had remained a Catholic throughout her life, even if she was married to a Lutheran king. It did take about 60 - 70 years for Sweden to go from being Catholic to become entirely Lutheran.His mother,Princess Cecilia of Sweden also converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1577.