Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)

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For the chair at Oxford, see Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford).

The Regius Professorship of Civil Law is one of the oldest and most prestigious of the professorships at the University of Cambridge.

The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, and the holder is still chosen by the Crown.[1]

Regius Professors of Civil Law

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Official coat of arms

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According to a grant of 1590, the office of Regius Professor of "lawe" at Cambridge has a coat of arms with the following blazon:[4]

Coat of arms of Regius Professor of Civil Law
Crest
On a wreath "purple and gold," a bee volant or.
Escutcheon
Purpure, a cross moline or, on a chief gules, a lion passant guardant of the second, charged on the side with the letter L sable.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Professors". Cambridge. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Regius Professorship of Civil Law appointed". Cambridge University Reporter (5807). 27 April 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Helen Scott to join Faculty as Regius Professor of Civil Law". Retrieved 20 September 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1909), pp. 587-588.


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