Kingdom of Great Britain

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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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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

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Charles Eden countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
North Riding of Yorkshire militia country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earldom of Sandwich country Kingdom of Great Britain
Edward Austen Knight countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Bute countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Sandwich country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Cyrus Griffin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
George Romney countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Taylor countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord of the Admiralty country Kingdom of Great Britain
George Austen citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Thomas Austen countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Frances Nelson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Margaret Godolphin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Catherine Manners countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Trent countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Austen countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Francis William Austen countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Octavius country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Halifax country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Halifax countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Commissioner of the Admiralty country Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Ripley country Kingdom of Great Britain
1st Viscount Melville countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
George Augustus Frederick countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Revenue Act 1766 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Molasses Act 1733 country Kingdom of Great Britain
3rd Lieutenant Joseph Baker countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Admiral of the White country Kingdom of Great Britain
The Doctrine of Chances countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Old Fort of Fort William (ruins) controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Old Fort of Fort William
Earl of Dublin country Kingdom of Great Britain
Admiral of the Red country Kingdom of Great Britain
West Riding militia country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Godolphin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Colen Campbell countryOfActivity Kingdom of Great Britain
Agnes Maclehose countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg dynasticUnionWith Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Lansdowne countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Anna Laetitia Aikin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Palgrave Academy country Kingdom of Great Britain
London Corresponding Society country Kingdom of Great Britain
Handel’s coronation anthems countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Georgian countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Georgian architecture