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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William Watson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Strutt countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard French countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Gisborne countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John Farey Sr. countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Strutt (engineer) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Strutt (physician) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Duesbury countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Woollatt countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Woollatt country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Derby Philosophical Society
Samuel Shore countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Strutt (philanthropist) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Strutt (Derby Infirmary inventor) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Strutt
Brindly countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: James Brindley
William Playfair countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
James Playfair countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Dolly Pentreath countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Playfair
Mary Singleton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Montgomeryshire Militia country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
1st Baron Dorchester countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
1st Baron Dorchester country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Baron Dorchester
Baron Dorchester country Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Dorchester countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Lady Maria Howard countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Samuel Miles countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Carleton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Paca countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Strafford country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Brooks Johnson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Daniel Roberdeau countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Burford country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Hampton Court country Kingdom of Great Britain
Peter Crompton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Norwich country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Princess Louisa country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Catlett countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain