United Kingdom (disambiguation)

The term United Kingdom usually refers to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state to the north-west of mainland Europe, but may refer to the following:

British Isles

• The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) is also sometimes called the United Kingdom of Great Britain
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present)

See also: British Isles (terminology)

Scandinavia

• The Kalmar Union which united the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden and Denmark (1397–1520)
• The United Kingdom of Denmark-Norway (1536–1814)
• The United Kingdom of Sweden-Norway (1814–1905)
• The Danish Realm, sometimes loosely translated as the "United Kingdom of Denmark"

Others

• The United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, referring to a period of ancient Israel and Judah lasting from approximately 1050 BCE until about 930 BCE
• The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822, though formally disbanded in 1825)
• The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1830, though formally disbanded in 1839)
• The United Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)

See also

• Political union
• Personal union