State

Kingdom of Ireland

kingdom on the island of Ireland between 1542 and 1801

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1542–1801
Founded
1542
Ended
1801
Capital
Dublin
Government
constitutional monarchy, monarchy
Languages
English
Religion
Protestant Ascendancy
Preceded by
FermanaghWest BreifneEast BreifneLordship of Ireland
Succeeded by
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Overview

The Kingdom of Ireland was a dependency of England from 1542 to 1707, and then of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800. It was ruled by the monarchs of England and then of Great Britain in personal union, and was administered from Dublin Castle by a viceroy appointed by the English king: the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. By the late 17th century, the state was dominated by the Protestant Anglo-Irish minority, known as the Protestant Ascendancy. The Protestant Church of Ireland was the state church. The Parliament of Ireland was almost exclusively Anglo-Irish. From 1661, the administration controlled an Irish army. Although formally a kingdom in personal union on equal footing with England and later Great Britain, for most of its history it was de facto a dependency. This status was enshrined in the Declaratory Act 1719.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (15)

  1. Henry VIII of England1542–1547
  2. Edward VI of England1547–1553
  3. Mary I1553–1558
  4. Lady Jane Grey1553
  5. Elizabeth I of England1558–1603
  6. James VI and I1603–1625
  7. Charles I of England1625–1649
  8. Charles II of England1660–1685
  9. James II of England1685–1688
  10. Mary II of England1689–1694
  11. William III of England1694–1702
  12. Anne of Great Britain1702–1714
  13. George I of Great Britain1714–1727
  14. George II of Great Britain1727–1760
  15. George III of Great Britain1760–1801

Records (91)

  1. 1557 — Battle of Binnion HillBattle
  2. 1564 — Battle of ColeraineBattle
  3. 1565 — Battle of AffaneBattle
  4. 1565 — Battle of BallycastleBattle · O'Neills ▸ McDonnells
  5. 1566 — Battle of KnockfergusBattle · England ▸ Tyrone
  6. 1567 — Battle of LetterkennyBattle · England, O'Connells ▸ O'Neills
  7. 1578 — Massacre of MullaghmastMassacre
  8. 1580 — Battle of GlenmalureBattle
  9. 1580 — Siege of SmerwickSiege
  10. 1580 — Siege of Carrigafoyle CastleSiege
  11. 1583 — Battle of AuraBattle
  12. 1593–1603 — Nine Years' WarWar
  13. 1593 — Battle of BelleekBattle
  14. 1594 — Battle of the Ford of the BiscuitsBattle
  15. 1595 — Battle of ClontibretBattle · Ireland ▸ England
  16. 1597 — Battle of CarrickfergusBattle
  17. 1598 — Battle of the Yellow FordBattle
  18. 1599 — Battle of Curlew PassBattle
  19. 1600 — Battle of Moyry PassBattle
  20. 1600 — Battle of LiffordBattle
  21. 1600 — Battle of DerryBattle · England ▸ Ireland
  22. 1601 — Battle of CastlehavenNaval battle
  23. 1601 — Battle of KinsaleBattle · England ▸ Irish Rebels, Spain
  24. 1608 — O'Doherty's RebellionRebellion
  25. 1641 — Battle of JulianstownBattle
  26. 1642 — Battle of LiscarrollBattle
  27. 1642 — Battle of KilrushBattle
  28. 1643 — Battle of CloughleaghBattle
  29. 1646 — Battle of BenburbBattle
  30. 1649 — Battle of RathminesBattle
  31. 1649 — Siege of WaterfordSiege
  32. 1649 — Battle of ArklowBattle
  33. 1650 — Siege of ClonmelSiege
  34. 1650 — Battle of MacroomBattle
  35. 1650 — Battle of ScarrifholisBattle
  36. 1650 — Battle of Meelick IslandBattle
  37. 1651–1652 — Siege of GalwaySiege
  38. 1688 — Battle of ReadingBattle
  39. 1689 — Battle of Bantry BayNaval battle
  40. 1689 — Battle of NewtownbutlerBattle
  41. 1689 — Battle of BelleekBattle
  42. 1689 — Battle of LondonderryBattle · Williamites ▸ Jacobites
  43. 1690 — Battle of the BoyneBattle
  44. 1690 — Battle of CavanBattle
  45. 1690 — Battle of LimerickBattle · Williamites ▸ Jacobites
  46. 1691 — Battle of AughrimBattle
  47. 1691 — Battle of AthloneBattle · Williamites ▸ Jacobites
  48. 1691 — Battle of LimerickBattle · Williamites ▸ Jacobites
  49. 1756–1763 — Seven Years' WarWar
  50. 1760 — Battle of CarrickfergusBattle
  51. 1778 — Battle of CarrickfergusBattle · United States ▸ United Kingdom
  52. 1795 — Battle of the DiamondBattle
  53. 1796 — Expédition d'IrlandeNaval battle
  54. 1796 — Battle of Bantry BayBattle · United Kingdom ▸ France
  55. 1798 — Irish Rebellion of 1798Rebellion
  56. 1798 — Battle of Tory IslandNaval battle
  57. 1798 — Battle of Vinegar HillBattle
  58. 1798 — Battle of CastlebarBattle
  59. 1798 — Battle of ProsperousBattle
  60. 1798 — Battle of New RossBattle
  61. 1798 — Battle of BallynahinchBattle
  62. 1798 — Battle of BallinamuckBattle
  63. 1798 — Battle of KillalaBattle
  64. 1798 — Battle of Tara HillBattle
  65. 1798 — Battle of Ballymore-EustaceBattle
  66. 1798 — Battle of CarlowBattle
  67. 1798 — Battle of ArklowBattle
  68. 1798 — Battle of Oulart HillBattle
  69. 1798 — Battle of CollooneyBattle
  70. 1798 — Battle of NewtownmountkennedyBattle
  71. 1798 — Battle of KilcullenBattle
  72. 1798 — Battle of AntrimBattle
  73. 1798 — Battle of Three RocksBattle
  74. 1798 — Battle of EnniscorthyBattle
  75. 1798 — Battle of BunclodyBattle
  76. 1798 — Battle of FoulksmillsBattle
  77. 1798 — Battle of NaasBattle
  78. 1798 — Battle of the HarrowBattle
  79. 1798 — Battle of BallinaBattle
  80. 1798 — Battle of the Big CrossBattle
  81. 1798 — Battle of BallygullenBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
  82. 1798 — Battle of Donegal BayBattle · United Kingdom ▸ France, Irish Rebels
  83. 1798 — Gibbet RathMassacre · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
  84. 1798 — Battle of Kilcumney HillBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
  85. 1798 — Battle of Killala (1st)Battle · Irish Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  86. 1798 — Battle of Killala (2nd)Battle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels, France
  87. 1798 — Battle of OulartBattle · Irish Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  88. 1798 — Battle of RutlandBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
  89. 1798 — Battle of TaraBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
  90. 1798 — Battle of TubberneeringBattle · Irish Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  91. 1798 — Battle of Vinegar Hill, IrelandBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels

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