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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Thomas Gilbert countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Pratt hasCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
John Harris Sr. countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Rumford fireplace countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Anne Howard countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baronetage of Great Britain country Kingdom of Great Britain
Baronetage of Great Britain appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain
Allied forces hasMember Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Allied forces (Seven Years' War)
Allied forces alliedWith Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Allied forces (Seven Years' War)
Baron Harwich country Kingdom of Great Britain
Margaret FitzGerald residence Kingdom of Great Britain
Wendover (constituency) country Kingdom of Great Britain
Joseph Wightman country Kingdom of Great Britain
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton deathPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Johnson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Oswald countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Susanna Nelson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
David Rittenhouse countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
US independenceFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: United States
US independenceDeclaredFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: United States
US independenceFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: United States
US independenceFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: United States
US independenceFrom Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: United States
Samuel Greg countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Hogarth countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Hogarth
Margaret Denison countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Macpherson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir James Eyre countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Hillsborough country Kingdom of Great Britain
12th (Suffolk) Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Zong massacre country Kingdom of Great Britain
Isaac Hunt countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard Crawshay countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Richard Strachan country Kingdom of Great Britain
Joseph Hart countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Coote regionOfInfluence Kingdom of Great Britain
John Lansing Jr. countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Anthony Bacon countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Robert Bruce countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Brunswick Army alliedWith Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert R. Livingston, drafter of the Declaration of Independence countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Robert R. Livingston
Catherine Raftor countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain