United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, After Ireland independence became United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
|---|---|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Native Name | Great Britain and Ireland |
| Conventional long name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Common Name | United Kingdom |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | British Isles |
| Country | Great Britain and Ireland |
| Status | State Union |
| year start | 1801 |
| year end | 1922 |
| life span | 1801 - 1922 |
| event start | Act of Union 1800 |
| date start | 1 January |
| event2 | Irish independence |
| date event2 | 6 December, 1922 |
| event end | Uk name changed |
| date end | 12 April, 1927 |
| p1 | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| flag p1 | File:Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg.png |
| p2 | Kingdom of Ireland |
| File:President of Ireland.svg.png | |
| s1 | United Kingdom |
| flag s1 | |
| s2 | Irish Free State |
| flag s2 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg.png |
| image flag | |
| image coat | File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1952).svg |
| image map | File:Location of Great Britain and Ireland.png |
| image map caption | Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1922 |
| National Motto | Dieu et mon droit "God and my right" |
| National anthem | God Save the King (Queen) |
| Capital | London |
| Common languages | English |
| Government type | Constitutional monarchy |
| Title leader | Monarch |
| Leader 1 | George III |
| year leader 1 | 1801–1820 |
| Leader 2 | George IV |
| year leader 2 | 1820–1830 |
| Leader 3 | William IV |
| year leader 3 | 1830–1837 |
| Leader 4 | Victoria |
| year leader 4 | 1837–1901 |
| Leader 5 | Edward VII |
| year leader 5 | 1901–1910 |
| Leader 6 | George V |
| year leader 6 | 1910–1927 (cont.) |
| title deputy | Prime Minister |
| Deputy 1 | William Pitt the Younger |
| year Deputy 1 | 1801–1801 |
| Deputy 2 | Stanley Baldwin |
| year deputy 2 | 1924–1927 (cont.) |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House 1 | House of Lords |
| House 2 | House of Commons |
| stat year 1 | 1801 |
| stat area 1 | 315093 |
| stat pop 1 | 16345646 |
| stat year 2 | 1921 |
| Stat area 2 | 315093 |
| stat pop 2 | 42769196 |
| Currency | Pound sterling |
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Footnotes - The Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom in 1922 as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, but this fact was not reflected in the long-form name of United Kingdom until Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act in 1927. The current British state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is universally accepted to be a direct continuation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and should not be imagined to be a break from it or a new state formed after it.
The Royal motto used in Scotland was Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (Latin for "No-one provokes me with impunity").
In addition to English (official status established by precedent), Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh were spoken regionally.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927.