King of Iceland

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The King of Iceland was the constitutional monarch who served as the country's head of state before the establishment of the republic and the office of the president.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchical office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Iceland
appointed Prime Minister of Iceland
capital Reykjavík
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
constitutingInstrument Act of Union of 1918
Constitution of the Kingdom of Iceland
country Iceland
createdBy Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
dissolvedBy Icelandic constitutional referendum of 1944
endPointInTime 1944-06-17
firstMonarch Christian X of Denmark
followedBy President of Iceland
Republic of Iceland
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hadPowerTo accredit diplomats
appoint government officials
promulgate legislation
sign laws
languageOfTitle Danish
Icelandic
lastMonarch Christian X of Denmark
monarchFromHouse House of Glücksburg
monarchTitleUsedBy Christian X of Denmark
partOf personal union between Denmark and Iceland
precededBy Danish absolute monarchy over Iceland
reasonForAbolition proclamation of the Republic of Iceland
religion Lutheranism
representedInIcelandBy Minister of Iceland
Regent of Iceland
residence Amalienborg Palace
role guarantor of the constitution of Iceland
head of state of Iceland
symbolic representative of Iceland
shortDescription constitutional monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Iceland from 1918 to 1944
startPointInTime 1918-12-01
status defunct office
style King of Denmark and Iceland
linked to: King of Denmark

King of Iceland
successorOffice President of Iceland

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President of Iceland predecessorOffice King of Iceland
Icelandic branch of the House of Glücksburg monarchStyle His Majesty the King of Iceland and Denmark
linked to: King of Iceland
Christian X of Denmark positionHeld King of Iceland
Forseti Íslands predecessorOffice King of Iceland
King of Iceland style King of Iceland
Sveinn Björnsson preceded by monarch of Iceland (Christian X of Denmark)
linked to: King of Iceland