Great Seal of the Protectorate
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The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
state emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Interregnum (England)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Seals of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1660 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Great Seal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Great Seal of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | republican government ⓘ |
| headOfStateDepicted | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
English Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official seal of state ⓘ |
| materialUsed | metal seal matrix ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Protectorate ⓘ |
| partOf |
constitutional instruments of the Protectorate
ⓘ
symbols of the Protectorate ⓘ |
| replacedBy | royal great seal of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | royal great seal of Charles I ⓘ |
| startTime | 1653 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Protectorate government
ⓘ
sovereignty of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| typeOfSeal | great seal of state ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Council of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English government ⓘ Irish administration under the Protectorate ⓘ Lord Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish administration under the Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
rule of Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
rule of Richard Cromwell ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of state documents
ⓘ
validation of official instruments ⓘ |
| usedIn | England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
commissions
ⓘ
letters patent ⓘ proclamations ⓘ treaties ⓘ writs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.