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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James Macpherson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Bradley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Greenwich Pensioners country Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Archer countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Cadogan of Reading country Kingdom of Great Britain
Siege of Seringapatam (1792) countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia colonialPower Kingdom of Great Britain
William Fortnum countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Old Q countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Margaret Cecilia Munter countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Loudoun country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Glorious First of June belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry d’Esterre Darby countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Frederick Lewis Maitland countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Brook Taylor countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Louis countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Montcalm and Wolfe depictsConflictBetween Kingdom of Great Britain
island of Saint Kitts wasColonyOf Kingdom of Great Britain
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) placeOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain
Act of Security successorState Kingdom of Great Britain
Spanish invasion of Sicily (1718) opponent Kingdom of Great Britain
George Byng commanded the British fleet countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Byng
George Byng commanded the British fleet allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Byng
Habsburg–Spanish conflicts in Italy hasParticipant Kingdom of Great Britain
James Franklin countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Clarke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Dowdeswell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Dowdeswell residence Kingdom of Great Britain
Jacques François Coquille opponent Kingdom of Great Britain
Hargreaves countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: James Hargreaves
Viscount Stanhope country Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Stanhope notableHolderCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
Gainsborough countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
George Harris countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Edward Russell allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir William Congreve countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Charles Henry Knowles country Kingdom of Great Britain
capture of Guadeloupe (1759) belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Bubble Act 1720 country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Aislabie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Craggs the Younger countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Barbary Coast engagedInConflictWith Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Dale countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Dale allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford