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.

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Crown of Ireland Act 1542 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament
Tudor-era statute
affectedTitleHolder Henry VIII of England
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
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
public law
legalForm statute
legalStatusChangeOf Ireland
legalSuccessorEntity Crown of Ireland
legislativeBody Parliament of Ireland
linkedToDynasty Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
monarchDuringEnactment Henry VIII of England
motivatedBy consolidation of Tudor authority in Ireland
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
surface form: Irish Parliament
redefinedRelationshipBetween Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown and Ireland
region Europe
relatedEvent English Reformation Parliament era
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
royal titles
timePeriod 16th century

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King of Ireland legalBasis Crown of Ireland Act 1542
Kingdom of Ireland legalBasis Crown of Ireland Act 1542
Lord of Ireland elevationBy Crown of Ireland Act 1542
Crown of Ireland legalBasis Crown of Ireland Act 1542
Tudor conquest of Ireland legalOutcome Crown of Ireland Act 1542
Dominus Hiberniae elevationBy Crown of Ireland Act 1542