1782 Constitution of Ireland
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The 1782 Constitution of Ireland was a series of legislative changes that granted the Irish Parliament significant autonomy from British control, marking a brief period of legislative independence before the Act of Union in 1801.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1782 Constitution of Ireland canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional settlement
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of 1782
NERFINISHED
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Grattan's Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | increased expectations for Irish self-government ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Protestant Ascendancy dominance
ⓘ
continued executive control from London ⓘ limited legislative independence ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotGrant | full Catholic emancipation ⓘ |
| endTime | 1800 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act of Union 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Penal Laws in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poynings' Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted |
autonomy from British Parliament
ⓘ
legislative independence to Irish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Constitution of 1782 legislative reforms
ⓘ
Renunciation Act 1783 NERFINISHED ⓘ Repeal of Poynings' Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked brief period of Irish legislative independence before union with Great Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Grattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Volunteer movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot Party (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
asserted exclusive right of Irish Parliament to legislate for Ireland
ⓘ
ended requirement that Irish legislation be approved by British Privy Council ⓘ reduced role of British Parliament in Irish affairs ⓘ |
| limited | authority of British Parliament over Irish legislation ⓘ |
| location | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody |
Irish House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eighteenth-century Irish constitutional history ⓘ |
| precededBy | Poynings' Law legislative system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedOrAbolishedBy |
Act of Union 1800
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Acts of Union 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Act of Union 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Henry Flood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Grattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Charlemont NERFINISHED ⓘ William Pitt the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1782 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Grattan's Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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