Monarchy of the Irish Free State
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| King George VI of Ireland | |
| First monarch | King George V |
| Last monarch | King George VI |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Official residence | Buckingham Palace |
| Monarchy started | 6 December 1922 |
| Monarchy ended | 29 December 1937 |
| Current pretender(s) | Title abolished |
The Monarchy of Irish Free State (the Irish monarchy) was the system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of Irish Free State from 1922 to 1937.[1] The Irish Free State shared the Sovereign with a number of Dominions. The Monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of the Irish Free State. The Royal succession was governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701.
The monarchy was abolished in 29 December 1937, when the Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland. When the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force the monarchy was formally abolished and left the Commonwealth on 18 April 1949.
The Republic of Ireland is eligible to rejoin the Commonwealth under the London Declaration of 1949.
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History [edit]
The Monarch of the Irish Free State was created by the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty which transformed the unrecognised state the Irish Republic into the independent sovereign constitutional monarchy of the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State adopted a new constitution in 1937 which abolished the monarchy.
Ireland has had links to the Monarchy since 1171.
List of Irish Monarchs [edit]
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| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Monarch From | Monarch Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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King George V | 3 June 1865 | 20 January 1936 | 6 December 1922 | 20 January 1936 | None (position ceded) |
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King Edward VIII | 23 June 1894 | 28 May 1972 | 20 January 1936 | 11 December 1936 (Abdicated) |
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King George VI | 14 December 1895 | 6 February 1952 | 11 December 1936 | 29 December 1937 | Son of George V |
List of Irish Consorts [edit]
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Consort From | Consort Until | Relationship with Monarch |
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Queen Mary | 26 May 1867 | 24 March 1953 | 6 December 1922 | 20 January 1936 | Wife of King George V |
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Queen Elizabeth | 4 August 1900 | 30 March 2002 | 11 December 1936 | 29 December 1937 | Wife of King George VI |
Titles [edit]
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| George V 6 December 1922 – 13 May 1927 By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India 13 May 1927 – 20 January 1936 His Majesty George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India |
| Edward VIII 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India |
| George VI 11 December 1936 – 29 December 1937 By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India |
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