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There's no such thing as the King of England anymore, as such. The last person to hold that title was William III who died in 1702. He was, separately, King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland. His successor, Queen Anne was Queen of England, Queen of Scotland, and Queen of Ireland until 1707, when she became Queen of the United Kingdom (which included England and Scotland) while remaining separately Queen of Ireland as well.

In 1801, the separate title of King of Ireland was merged into a combined title of King of the United Kingdom and Ireland for George III, and in 1922, when Ireland was partitioned, George V became King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and also separately King of Ireland (again). Precisely when Ireland ceased to be a Kingdom is complicated - but today the British Monarch is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

He is not the King of England. Such a title no longer exists.

38 posted on 07/03/2010 9:16:52 PM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)

To: naturalman1975

Very interesting - I didn’t know all of this. It’s just as complicated as London’s subdivisions. :-)

40 posted on 07/03/2010 9:29:39 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Who is killing the women of Juarez?)

To: naturalman1975

Thanks. Between you and Gimour09, I will eventually understand all that is understandable about the Royals. LOL

42 posted on 07/03/2010 9:32:49 PM PDT by doc1019 (Rush, Beck and others are giving us the dots; it is up to us to connect them.)

To: naturalman1975

P.S.: I love the Queen! And I sincerely hope that the crown skips a generation. Thumbs down on Charles. Can the Queen name her successor?

43 posted on 07/03/2010 9:33:12 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall (Who is killing the women of Juarez?)

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