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Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)

Professorial chair at Cambridge University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Official coat of arms

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.

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