United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
former country
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Britain

United Kingdom
surface form: UK

United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
anthem God Save the King
capital London, England
surface form: London
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816)
surface form: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837)

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
continent Africa (colonial possessions)
Asia (colonial possessions)
Europe
North America
surface form: North America (colonial possessions)

Oceania (colonial possessions)
countryNameInEnglish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland self-link
currency Pound sterling
endTime 1922-12-06
event Acts of Union 1800
flagName Union Flag
followedBy Irish Free State
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
governmentForm unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
includesTerritory Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
England
British Isles
surface form: Great Britain

Ireland
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
Scotland
Wales
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
officialLanguage English
participatedIn Crimean War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Napoleonic Wars
precededBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Ireland
reasonForEnd establishment of the Irish Free State
religion Anglicanism (state church in England)
Presbyterianism (established church in Scotland)
Roman Catholicism
shortName United Kingdom
startTime 1801-01-01
status global imperial power
great power
upperHouse House of Lords
wasPartOf British Empire

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Battle of Balaclava belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Mary Shelley countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
First French Empire enemyOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Baltic campaign belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Paris (1856) hasSignatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal Titles Act 1876 territorialReference United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George Canning countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of the Fifth Coalition belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Ewart Gladstone countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Jo Grimond countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of the Third Coalition belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Congress of Vienna participant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Charge of the Light Brigade belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Florence Nightingale
William Howard Russell countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sultan Abdülmecid I ally United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of the Fourth Coalition belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bombardment of Odessa hasParticipant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bombardment of Odessa opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Bombardment of Odessa belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Erasmus Alvey Darwin citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Milner countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of the Seventh Coalition countryInvolved United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Coalition Wars primaryBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Alma belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
King monarchOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: King of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (historical)
Battle of Inkerman belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
War of the Second Coalition belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Lord Rayleigh countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
J. R. R. Tolkien countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Oscar Wilde citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Triple Entente hasMemberState United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Concert of Europe coreMember United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Reginald Warneford countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Secretary of State for the Northern Department jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: Ireland (at certain periods)
Postmaster General of Great Britain appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George IV of the United Kingdom countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Everett Millais country of citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British monarchy historicalPrecursor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland monarchy
A. V. Alexander countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich realm United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Talavera belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Salamanca belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Vitoria belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland