Act of Union of 1918

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The Act of Union of 1918 was the agreement that recognized Iceland as a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown, laying the foundation for its full independence.

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Act of Union of 1918 canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement ⓘ
constitutional act ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
aimedAt clarifying Iceland’s status within the Danish realm ⓘ
countryInvolved Denmark ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
definedRelationshipAs personal union with Denmark ⓘ
established personal union between Iceland and the Danish crown ⓘ
foundationFor full independence of Iceland ⓘ
granted Iceland control over its domestic affairs ⓘ
hasConsequence increased Icelandic autonomy ⓘ
international recognition of Icelandic sovereignty ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
influenced later Icelandic constitutional developments ⓘ
influencedBy Icelandic home rule arrangements ⓘ
languageOfDocument Danish ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ
legalEffect separation of Icelandic and Danish internal affairs ⓘ
limited Danish role in Iceland to foreign affairs and defense ⓘ
linkedTo Danish crown ⓘ
maintained common monarch for Iceland and Denmark ⓘ
partOf process of Icelandic decolonization ⓘ
politicalStatusCreated Kingdom of Iceland ⓘ
precedes Republic of Iceland ⓘ
linked to: Iceland
recognized Iceland as a sovereign state ⓘ
relatedTo Icelandic independence movement ⓘ
Iceland–Denmark relations ⓘ
status superseded by establishment of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ
subjectOf Danish constitutional history ⓘ
Icelandic constitutional history ⓘ

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King of Iceland → constitutingInstrument → Act of Union of 1918 ⓘ
Kingdom of Iceland → independenceEvent → Act of Union of 1918 ⓘ