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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Portrait of Queen Caroline of Ansbach countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Portrait of King George II countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Nore Mutiny country Kingdom of Great Britain
Countess of Marlborough country Kingdom of Great Britain
Francis de Rottenburg countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Harley of Wigmore country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Wood's halfpence country Kingdom of Great Britain
Tory ministry of Robert Harley country Kingdom of Great Britain
The Tale countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
The Digressions countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Cathedral Music countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Wisner countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Joshua Brookes countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
11th Earl of Derby countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
HMS Astraea country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Phoenix country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Pierrepont countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Matthew Rowan countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Catherine Rowley countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Robert Stewart countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
1st Earl of Rosebery countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery
HMS Caesar country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Hero country Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Daniel countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary Daniel countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Henry Fielding
HMS Dolphin country Kingdom of Great Britain
HMS Prince Frederick country Kingdom of Great Britain
Marquess of Monthermer country Kingdom of Great Britain
John Hill countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Charles Dibdin the younger countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Guy countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
British Legion dragoons country Kingdom of Great Britain
Austen family country Kingdom of Great Britain
Philip countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Ann Watson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
William Hodges countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Caroline country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Anne Egerton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Prudence Wakefield countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Lieutenant of South Wales country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Mary Egerton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Mary Egerton country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Egerton family
Anne Pitt countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Joint Postmaster General country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Elizabeth Savile countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater