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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

T. H. White countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
A. J. Humbert countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Congress of Paris (1856) countryRepresented United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss
Sand River Convention countryRepresentedBySignatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Tan War mainBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal Irish Constabulary country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sir John Simon countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Easter Rising opponent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Marquess of Ormonde associatedCountryHistorically United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Four-Power Treaty signatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Smith O'Brien countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Violet Bonham Carter countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward James Harland & Company historicalLocation United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Drummond Wolff countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Alfred Harker countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Charles Portal countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Romanian Campaign participant United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Nevil Macready countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Leonard Huxley countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Orthes belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Battle of Orthez
George Lane-Fox countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward James Harland countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Admiralty (United Kingdom) jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1st Baron Barham countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Vardar Offensive belligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of Navarino in 1827 hasBelligerent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Battle of Navarino
Battle of Navarino in 1827 hasAlliedSide United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Battle of Navarino
Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 involvedParty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 signatory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Henry Vincent countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Owen Jones countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
George Newnes countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Irish Republic precededBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (in Irish territory)
Irish Republic soughtIndependenceFrom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The Charter location United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Noel Pemberton Billing countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Kiel concludedBetween United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
13th Light Dragoons allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
John Ambrose Fleming citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
15th Light Dragoons country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Irish Home Rule movement location United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Solicitor-General for Ireland appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Augustus Edward Hough Love countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Edgeworth countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Maria Edgeworth
Edgeworth countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
subject surface form: Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
Memoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth countryOfOrigin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Solomon Lazarus Lee countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland