The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1800" id="mwfw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Acts of Union 1800">Acts of Union 1800</a> are passed which merge the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland" id="mwgQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Kingdom of Ireland</a> into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" id="mwgg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a>.