Kingdom of Ireland

English

Proper noun

Kingdom of Ireland

  1. (historical) The Irish state under the English monarchs from its creation during the reign of King Henry VIII of England when he elevated Ireland from a lordship to a kingdom, to its abolition in 1801 under King George III, when it joined the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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