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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The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: The Rake’s Progress
A Rake’s Progress series countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: A Rake’s Progress
Ann Nelson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Royal instructions countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Judith Wheler countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Elephant country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sackville country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville
George Germain countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
Lord George Germain countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Colyear countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Ralph Abercromby countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Anglo-Russian withdrawal countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
Vlieter Incident belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Alkmaar (1799) countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain
John Carteret countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
2nd Baron Carteret countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Carteret country Kingdom of Great Britain
Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
Lady Grace Granville countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Frances Worsley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Sophia Fermor countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Georgiana Caroline Carteret countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Georgiana Caroline Carteret placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Georgiana Caroline Carteret placeOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Callantsoog belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Louisa Carteret countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Louisa Carteret placeOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Pringle allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
British administration in Ireland country Kingdom of Great Britain
Archibald Douglas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord George Howe countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Diana Sambrooke countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Agnew country Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Sackville country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Erskine country Kingdom of Great Britain
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs existedIn Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain and Ireland historicallyAssociatedWith Kingdom of Great Britain
T. Payne and Son country Kingdom of Great Britain
Queen Charlotte countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Charlotte Smith countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Old Town of Corfu governingAuthorityInHistory Kingdom of Great Britain
Commentaries on the Laws of England countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain