Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland

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The Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland was the 1918 agreement that recognized Iceland as a sovereign state in personal union with the Danish crown, defining their political relationship until Iceland became a republic in 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
international treaty
appliesToTerritory Iceland
Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
cameIntoForce 1918-12-01
category 1918 in international relations
Treaties of Denmark
Treaties of Iceland
countryInvolved Iceland
Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
dateSigned 1918-12-01
defined political relationship between Denmark and Iceland
endCause proclamation of the Republic of Iceland
established personal union with the Danish crown
followed Icelandic constitutional developments of the 19th and early 20th centuries
grantedStatusTo Iceland as a sovereign state
headOfStateRetained Danish monarch
historicalPeriod World War I era
linked to: World War I
language Danish
Icelandic
legalEffect retention of common foreign policy under Danish crown
separation of internal affairs of Iceland from Denmark
partOf history of Iceland–Denmark relations
precededBy Iceland as a Danish dependency
recognized Icelandic sovereignty
relatedEvent establishment of the Kingdom of Iceland
replacedBy Republic of Iceland constitution of 1944
subjectOf Danish–Icelandic political relations
typeOfUnion personal union
validUntil 1944-06-17

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Constitution of Iceland replaced Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
King of Iceland createdBy Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
Kingdom of Iceland establishedBy Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
Regent of Iceland appliesToJurisdiction Danish–Icelandic union
linked to: Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
Regent of Iceland legalBasis Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland
Regent of Iceland relatedTo Danish–Icelandic Act of Union
linked to: Act of Union between Denmark and Iceland