King of Ireland

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The King of Ireland was the title held by the British monarch who ruled Ireland before the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign title
monarchical title
associatedDynasty House of Hanover
House of Stuart
House of Tudor
capital Dublin
coexistedWith King of England
King of Great Britain
constitutionalForm hereditary monarchy
country Ireland
crownUnionWith Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1801
firstMonarch Henry VIII of England
flag Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
follows Lord of Ireland
governingBody Irish Parliament
languageOfTitle English
Latin
lastMonarch George III of the United Kingdom
legalBasis Crown of Ireland Act 1542
linkedTo Acts of Union 1800
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
monarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Charles I of England
Charles II of England
Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
Henry VIII of England
James I of England
James II of England
Mary I of England
Mary II of England
William III of England
predecessorTitle Lord of Ireland
realm Kingdom of Ireland
religion Protestantism
replacedBy King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
startTime 1542
styleOfAddress Her Majesty
His Majesty
successorTitle King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
usedBy British Crown
British monarch
English monarch


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