Kingdom of Iceland

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The Kingdom of Iceland was a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown from 1918 to 1944, during which it gradually gained full independence and later became the modern Republic of Iceland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy ⓘ
former sovereign state ⓘ
capital Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
climate subarctic oceanic climate ⓘ
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Iceland ⓘ
constitutionalChange adoption of republican constitution in 1944 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
currency Icelandic króna ⓘ
defenseControlledBy Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
dissolutionReason proclamation of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ
endDate 1944-06-17 ⓘ
establishedBy Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland ⓘ
flag Flag of Iceland ⓘ
foreignAffairsControlledBy Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
fullSeparationFromDenmarkDate 1944-06-17 ⓘ
geologicalCharacteristic volcanic island ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Iceland ⓘ
headOfState Christian X of Denmark ⓘ
historicalEra Interwar period ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
independenceDate 1918-12-01 ⓘ
independenceEvent Act of Union of 1918 ⓘ
independenceFrom Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
internationalRecognition recognized as a fully sovereign state by Denmark in 1918 ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
legislativeBody Althing ⓘ
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
majorCity Akureyri ⓘ
Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
monarch Christian X of Denmark ⓘ
nationalDay June 17 ⓘ
nationalDaySignificance commemoration of the foundation of the Republic and end of the kingdom ⓘ
nationalMovementContext Icelandic independence movement ⓘ
occupationStartYear 1940 ⓘ
occupiedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
officialLanguage Icelandic ⓘ
personalUnionWith Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated ⓘ
predecessor Iceland (Danish dependency) ⓘ
linked to: Iceland
religion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland ⓘ
linked to: Church of Iceland
sovereignStateStatus sovereign state in personal union with Denmark ⓘ
startDate 1918-12-01 ⓘ
successor Republic of Iceland ⓘ
linked to: Iceland
worldWarIIStatus nominally neutral ⓘ

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Icelandic branch of the House of Glücksburg → territorialScope → Kingdom of Iceland in union with Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
King of Iceland → appliesToJurisdiction → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
King of Iceland → followedBy → Republic of Iceland ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg → dynastyProvidedMonarchTo → Iceland (in personal union with Denmark) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iceland
Constitutional Act of 1920 → appliesTo → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
Act of Union of 1918 → politicalStatusCreated → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
Regent of Iceland → appliesToJurisdiction → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
Regent of Iceland → officeCreatedFor → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
Regent of Iceland → countryDuringTenure → Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ