Crown of Ireland Act 1542

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Act of Parliament Tudor-era statute

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.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament → Tudor-era statute →
affectedTitleHolder	Henry VIII of England → successors of Henry VIII as English monarchs →
appliesToJurisdiction	Ireland →
associatedWithInstitution	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 → 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	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	Irish Parliament →
redefinedRelationshipBetween	English Crown and Ireland →
region	Europe →
relatedEvent	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 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crown of Ireland → King of Ireland → Kingdom of Ireland →	legalBasis
Lord of Ireland →	elevationBy