King
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The King is the reigning male monarch who serves as the head of state of the United Kingdom within its constitutional monarchy system.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional monarch
→
head of state → monarch → |
| appointedBy | hereditary succession → |
| associatedCity |
London, England
→
surface form: "London"
|
| associatedInstitution |
British monarchy
→
British Parliament →
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
|
| ceremony | coronation → |
| commanderInChiefOf | British Armed Forces → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| duty |
appoint the Prime Minister
→
grant Royal Assent to legislation → open and prorogue Parliament → receive foreign ambassadors → undertake state visits → |
| flag | Royal Standard of the United Kingdom → |
| genderRequirement | male → |
| governmentForm | constitutional monarchy → |
| languageOfTitle | English → |
| legalSystemContext | United Kingdom constitutional law → |
| monarchOf |
Kingdom of England
→
surface form: "England (historical)"
Great Britain →
surface form: "Great Britain (historical)"
Kingdom of Scotland →
surface form: "Scotland (historical)"
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
surface form: "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (historical)"
|
| oath | Coronation Oath → |
| officeCreation | 1707 union of England and Scotland (as King of Great Britain) → |
| officeModification |
1801 union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
→
1927 change to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland → |
| powers |
largely ceremonial
→
residual prerogative powers → |
| predecessorOfficeTitle |
British monarch
→
surface form: "Queen of the United Kingdom"
|
| religiousRole | Supreme Governor of the Church of England → |
| residence |
Balmoral Castle
→
Buckingham Palace → Clarence House → Sandringham House, Norfolk, England →
surface form: "Sandringham House"
Windsor Castle → |
| role |
head of state of the United Kingdom
→
reigning male monarch → |
| style | His Majesty → |
| successionLaw |
Act of Settlement 1701
→
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 → |
| symbolicRole |
symbol of continuity of the state
→
symbol of national unity → |
| title |
British monarch
→
surface form: "King of the United Kingdom"
British monarch →
surface form: "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
|
| titleHolder |
Charles Philip Arthur George
→
surface form: "Charles III"
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.