Crown of Ireland Act 1542
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The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 was an act of the Parliament of Ireland (33 Hen 8 c. 1), declaring that King Henry VIII of England and his successors would also be Kings of Ireland. Since 1171 the monarch of England had held the title Lord of Ireland.
The long title of the act read An Act that the King of England, his Heirs and Successors, be Kings of Ireland.
One of the consequences of the Act was that in 1555, Pope Paul IV issued a papal bull declaring Philip II of Spain as King of Ireland. [1]
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