Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
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The Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland was the 1918 agreement that recognized Iceland as a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown, defining their political relationship until Iceland became a republic in 1944.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral agreement
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1918-12-01 ⓘ |
| category |
1918 in international relations
ⓘ
Treaties of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of Iceland ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1918-12-01 ⓘ |
| defined | political relationship between Denmark and Iceland ⓘ |
| endCause | proclamation of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ |
| established | personal union with the Danish crown ⓘ |
| followed | Icelandic constitutional developments of the 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| grantedStatusTo | Iceland as a sovereign state ⓘ |
| headOfStateRetained | Danish monarch ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Danish
ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
retention of common foreign policy under Danish crown
ⓘ
separation of internal affairs of Iceland from Denmark ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Iceland–Denmark relations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iceland as a Danish dependency ⓘ |
| recognized | Icelandic sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | establishment of the Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Republic of Iceland constitution of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Danish–Icelandic political relations ⓘ |
| typeOfUnion | personal union ⓘ |
| validUntil | 1944-06-17 ⓘ |
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