Polity Kingdom of Ireland (England)

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Ireland (England) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Kingdom of Ireland was a client state of England and then of Great Britain that existed from 1542 until 1800 in the island of Ireland.

Establishment

  • January 1543: The Kingdom of Ireland was a client state of England and then of Great Britain that existed from 1542 until 1800 in the island of Ireland.
  • July 1543: King of Tuadhmumu submits to King Henry VIII of England, and is granted an earldom as Earl of Thomond.

Chronology

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1. Personal Union of Scotland and England

In 1603, James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, who had died childless, joining Scotland with England in a personal union.

  • March 1603: Personal Union of Scotland and Ireland.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1551: The Kingdom of Uí Failghe ceased to exist in 1550.
  • January 1586: The kingdom of Airgíalla survived in Monaghan under the Mac Mathghamhna, until the end of the Gaelic order in Ireland.
  • January 1597: Desmumu extinguished by England.

Disestablishment

  • March 1603: Personal Union of Scotland and Ireland.