Kingdom of Ireland

Kingdom of Ireland ← 1542–1801 → Flag Coat of arms The Kingdom of Ireland (dark green) depicted with the realms that it was in personal union with (light green). Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English. Government Monarchy King  - 1542–1547 Henry VIII Tudor  - 1760–1801 George II Hanover History  - Established 1542  - Disestablished 1801

The Kingdom of Ireland was the name given to Ireland from 1542, by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 of the Tudor Parliament of Ireland. The new monarch, King Henry VIII, replaced the feudal Lordship of Ireland, which had been created in 1171 by King Henry II, with the formality of a kingdom. This Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.

Dominion

In 1922 the Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State with British Dominion status, with a Governor-General representing the Crown. This new State was minus the six Ulster (Northern Ireland) counties which opted to remain within the United Kingdom.

Republic

At the end of 1937, a new constitution was adopted, in which the Free State was renamed "Ireland" and became a republic. It had an elected non-executive President, the first being the Anglo-Irishman Douglas Hyde, whose father was an Anglican priest.

External links

• The Baronies of Ireland at Rootsweb