Kingdom of Great Britain

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former country sovereign state

The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Great Britain canonical 3,856
Great Britain 5
United Kingdom of Great Britain 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Great Britain
capital London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Great Britain
currency Pound sterling ⓘ
dateDissolved 1801-01-01 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1707-05-01 ⓘ
endTime 1801 ⓘ
flag Union Flag ⓘ
followedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
formedByUnionOf Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hadColony British India ⓘ
British West Indies ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ
Province of Quebec ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
headOfState British monarch ⓘ
includedTerritory England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Scotland

Wales ⓘ
legalBasisOfUnion Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Acts of Union 1707
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons of Great Britain
majorPowerIn 18th century ⓘ
mergedInto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
mergerLegalBasis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Acts of Union 1800
monarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
George I of Great Britain ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
notableFor colonial expansion ⓘ
maritime power ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
precededBy Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
primeMinister Robert Walpole ⓘ
William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
startTime 1707 ⓘ
upperHouse House of Lords ⓘ
wasPartOf British Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (3,875)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States of America → independenceFrom → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Massachusetts → wasColonyOf → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies → independenceFrom → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain → country → Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain → alsoKnownAs → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain → legalBasisOfUnion → Kingdom of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acts of Union 1707
Independence Day → commemoratesFromCountry → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → precededBy → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord → belligerent → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain → legislativeBodyFor → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain → legislativeBranchOf → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Government of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain → appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → monarchOf → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Robert Walpole → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Robert Walpole → placeOfDeath → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession → belligerent → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Britain
War of the Spanish Succession → opposedBy → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
James Bowdoin → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
John Hancock → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Britain
Erasmus Darwin → citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
John Stafford Smith → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
To Anacreon in Heaven → countryOfOrigin → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
George Washington → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom → historicalPredecessor → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
First Lord of the Admiralty → appliesToJurisdiction → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Chancellor of the Exchequer → continuesIn → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
British Army → foundedBy → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
American Revolutionary War → belligerent → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence → declaredIndependenceFrom → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
George I of Great Britain → countryRuled → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Seven Years' War → mainBelligerent → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
British West Indies → colonialPower → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Province of Quebec → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Tea Act → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → historicalAssociation → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Gay → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
subject surface form: John Gay
Isaac Newton → deathCountry → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Isaac Newton → citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thomas Malthus → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
England → foundingMemberOf → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain
Province of New Hampshire → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Province of New Jersey → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
George II of Great Britain → monarchOf → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
William Pitt the Elder → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars → countryInvolved → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Paymaster of the Forces → country → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Catherine Shorter → countryOfCitizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ