List of British personal unions
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- See also: Personal union
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[edit] Kingdom of England (927 - 1707)
- Norway from 1013 to 1014 and again from 1028 to 1035
- Denmark from 1013 to 1014, from 1016 to 1035 and again from 1040 to 1042
- Normandy from 1066 to 1087 and again from 1106 to 1204/1259
- Anjou from 1153 to 1204
- Aquitaine from 1153 to 1362, from 1377 to 1390, and again from 1399 to 1449
- Lordship of Ireland from 1171 to 1541
- Principality of Wales from 1282 to 1535-1542 (when Wales and England were united in the Acts of Union)
- Kingdom of Ireland from 1541 to 1707
- Scotland from 1603 to 1707 (when they were joined together in the Kingdom of Great Britain)
- Netherlands from 1689 to 1702, with the Stadtholder of the Netherlands also serving as King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Only two Dutch provinces never entered into the personal union: Friesland and Groningen.
[edit] Kingdom of Scotland (843 - 1707)
- Personal union with England and Ireland from 1603 to 1707 (when England and Scotland were joined together in the Kingdom of Great Britain)
- Personal union with the Netherlands from 1689 to 1702, with the Stadtholder of most of the provinces of the Netherlands also serving as King of Scotland, England and Ireland. The actual situation was slightly more complex with the Dutch provinces Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht entering into personal union in 1672, Guelders and Overijssel in 1675 and Drenthe in 1696. Only 2 Dutch provinces never entered into the personal union: Friesland and Groningen.
[edit] Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 - 1801)
- Ireland from 1707 to 1801 (when they were joined together in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Hanover from 1714 to 1801
- Corsica from 1794 to 1796
[edit] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801 - 1927)
- Hanover from 1801 to 1837 (Kingdom of Hanover from 1814)
[edit] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927 - present)
[edit] Former
- Ireland - 1927 to 1949
- India - 1947 to 1950
- Union of South Africa - 1931 to 1961
- Pakistan - 1947 to 1956
- Ceylon now Sri Lanka - 1948 to 1972
- Ghana - 1957 to 1960
- Sierra Leone - 1961 to 1971
- Nigeria - 1960 to 1963
- Tanganyika now Tanzania - 1961 to 1962
- Uganda - 1962 to 1963
- Trinidad and Tobago - 1962 to 1976
- Kenya - 1963 to 1964
- Malawi - 1964 to 1966
- Malta - 1964 to 1974
- Gambia - 1965 to 1970
- Guyana - 1966 to 1970
- Mauritius - 1968 to 1992
- Fiji - 1970 to 1987
[edit] Current
- Canada, through the Statute of Westminster in 1931
- Australia, through adoption of the Statute of Westminster in 1942 (retroactive to 1939)
- New Zealand, through adoption of the Statute of Westminster in 1947
- Jamaica, through independence in 1962
- Barbados, through independence in 1966
- The Bahamas, through independence in 1973
- Grenada, through independence in 1974
- Papua New Guinea, through independence in 1975
- The Solomon Islands, through independence in 1978
- Tuvalu, through independence in 1978
- Saint Lucia, through independence in 1979
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, through independence in 1979
- Antigua and Barbuda, through independence in 1981
- Belize, through independence in 1981
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, through independence in 1983
