In 1949, when the part of Ireland that was more independent than the rest was declared a sovereign independent state outside the British Commonwealth, what name was given to it?
State visit of Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland of Great Britain and Ireland. The intervening period saw the 1916 proclamation of the Irish Republic during the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. A military conflict from January 1919 led ultimately to the partition of Ireland in December 1922. Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, while the Irish Free State (renamed Ireland in 1937) became a self-governing and then fully independent Dominion within the British Empire. In April 1949, the Irish state withdrew from the British Commonwealth and abolished its last links to the monarchy on the formal declaration of the Republic of Ireland. While the
Head of the Commonwealth declared that Charles would be the next Head of the Commonwealth. Head of the Commonwealth The Head of the Commonwealth is the "symbol of the free association of independent member nations" of the Commonwealth of Nations (commonly known as "the Commonwealth"), an intergovernmental organisation that currently comprises fifty-three sovereign states. There is no set term of office or term limit and the role itself involves no part in the day-to-day governance of any of the member states within the Commonwealth. By 1949, the British Commonwealth was a group of eight countries, each having George VI as king. India, however, desired