Kingdom of Great Britain

E70

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.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3,875)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henrietta Dundas countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl Fortescue country Kingdom of Great Britain
Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (1753–1841) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue
Battle of Fishguard country Kingdom of Great Britain
Battle of Fishguard belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
Fishguard invasion belligerent Kingdom of Great Britain
John Perceval countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
1st Earl of Egmont countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
British Whig Party country Kingdom of Great Britain
House of Lords Whig faction country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sophia Carteret countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Mary FitzMaurice countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
Portland Whigs country Kingdom of Great Britain
Richard FitzPatrick countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Francis Burdett countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Graham countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch
British 87th Regiment of Foot country Kingdom of Great Britain
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue
Viscount Hillsborough countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Wills Hill, 1st Viscount Hillsborough
George Tierney countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Erskine countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
1st Viscount Duncan countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
Robert Dundas Duncan countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
2nd Baron Conway country Kingdom of Great Britain
Charlotte Shorter countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lord Hugh Seymour countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Georgiana Seymour countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
British Crown during the American Revolution country Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Dundas Duncan countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Dundas Duncan countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
Fort Frederick (historical) country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Fort Frederick (Placentia)
Richard Fitzpatrick (British Army officer) countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Richard Fitzpatrick
Coningham countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: James Coningham
Lord Robert Seymour countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Bathurst countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst
Tryphena Scawen countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
George Campbell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
The Gardener's Dictionary countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Viscount Bridport country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
Thomas Rowlandson countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Cary's Rebellion in North Carolina country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Cary's Rebellion
Revolutionary War officer William R. Davie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: William R. Davie
Lady Anne Seymour countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Anne Seymour country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Seymour-Conway family
Duke of York’s army country Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Margaret Seymour countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Macie countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie