Crown of Ireland Act 1542
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The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crown of Ireland Act 1542 canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Crown of Ireland Act 1542 Context triple: [King of Ireland, legalBasis, Crown of Ireland Act 1542]
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A.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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Act of Supremacy 1534
The Act of Supremacy 1534 was a landmark English law by which Henry VIII broke from papal authority and declared himself supreme head of the Church in England, initiating the English Reformation.
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C.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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D.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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E.
Union of the Crowns
The Union of the Crowns was the 1603 dynastic unification of the English and Scottish monarchies under James VI of Scotland, who also became James I of England, creating a personal union of the two kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown of Ireland Act 1542 Target entity description: The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
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A.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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B.
Act of Supremacy 1534
The Act of Supremacy 1534 was a landmark English law by which Henry VIII broke from papal authority and declared himself supreme head of the Church in England, initiating the English Reformation.
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C.
The Statutes of the Realm
The Statutes of the Realm is an authoritative multi-volume collection of English and later British parliamentary statutes, covering legislation from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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D.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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E.
Union of the Crowns
The Union of the Crowns was the 1603 dynastic unification of the English and Scottish monarchies under James VI of Scotland, who also became James I of England, creating a personal union of the two kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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Tudor-era statute ⓘ |
| affectedTitleHolder |
Henry VIII of England
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successors of Henry VIII as English monarchs ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
Irish executive government under the Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWithTerritory |
Kingdom of Ireland
ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | medieval Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| createdPoliticalEntity | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1542 ⓘ |
| governingLawForTitle | royal style and titles in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalSignificance | foundation of the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
asserted Henry VIII’s sovereignty over Ireland as king
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elevated the Lordship of Ireland to a kingdom ⓘ placed the Crown of Ireland in the English royal style ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpact | integration of Ireland into the English and later British monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tudor legislation on Ireland ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatusChangeOf | Ireland ⓘ |
| legalSuccessorEntity | Crown of Ireland ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Ireland ⓘ |
| linkedToDynasty |
Tudor dynasty
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surface form:
House of Tudor
|
| monarchDuringEnactment | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
consolidation of Tudor authority in Ireland
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need to strengthen royal control after break with Rome ⓘ |
| partOfReignOf | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| predecessorTitleCreatedBy | Papal grant of the Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Parliament of Ireland
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surface form:
Irish Parliament
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| redefinedRelationshipBetween |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown and Ireland
|
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
English Reformation Parliament era
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surface form:
English Reformation Parliament
break of Henry VIII with the Papacy ⓘ |
| statedTitleChangeFrom | Lord of Ireland ⓘ |
| statedTitleChangeTo | King of Ireland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional status of Ireland
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royal titles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Crown of Ireland Act 1542 Description of subject: The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was a law passed by the Irish Parliament under Henry VIII that transformed his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland, formally establishing the Kingdom of Ireland under the English Crown.
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