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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Province of South Carolina country Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Scotland unionCreated Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Scotland successorState Kingdom of Great Britain
William Penn deathPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
Warrington Academy (tutored/early education context) country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Warrington Academy
Acts of Union 1707 resultedIn Kingdom of Great Britain
Acts of Union 1707 createdPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Great Britain
Treasurer of the Navy country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Orford country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Orford countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
Earl of Orford countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (second creation)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough deathPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
British colonial authorities country Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Walpole country Kingdom of Great Britain
Hessian troops employedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
King of Ireland linkedTo Kingdom of Great Britain
King of Ireland crownUnionWith Kingdom of Great Britain
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Siege of Toulon belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Queen Anne's War belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
James Cook countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
15th Hussars allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Connecticut Colony laterCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Province of Georgia country Kingdom of Great Britain
Colonial America dominantColonialPower Kingdom of Great Britain
Alexander Cochrane countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Cavendish countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Anecdotes of Painting in England countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Ann Radcliffe countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Colony and Dominion of Virginia country Kingdom of Great Britain
British East India Company laterCountryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Southern Department historicalPeriod Kingdom of Great Britain
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1782)
Treaty of Paris (1763) belligerentParty Kingdom of Great Britain
David Ricardo birthPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
David Ricardo countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Young countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of England replacedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of England successor Kingdom of Great Britain
States Army of the Dutch Republic alliedWith Kingdom of Great Britain
States Army of the Dutch Republic primaryOpponent Kingdom of Great Britain
Elmina Castle controlledBy Kingdom of Great Britain
John Strachan countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris (1783) party Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Lagos belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Siege of Manila (1762) belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain