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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Patrick Sinclair country Kingdom of Great Britain
Fort Miami country Kingdom of Great Britain
Sir Danvers Osborn countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
General George Mathews countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Mathews
HMS Swallow country Kingdom of Great Britain
Dukes of Newcastle country Kingdom of Great Britain
Henry Hawley country Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Coram countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Foundling Hospital country Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas Cadell Jr. countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
The Italian by Ann Radcliffe countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: The Italian
HMS Providence country Kingdom of Great Britain
Catherine Anne Phipps countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
John countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Elizabeth Pilfold countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
5th Duke of Marlborough countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
HMS Director country Kingdom of Great Britain
William Thornton countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Carrington country Kingdom of Great Britain
Elizabeth Holwell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Jemima Campbell countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Yorke family country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Alexandria, Colony of Virginia country Kingdom of Great Britain
Philip countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles Philip Yorke
HMS Glatton country Kingdom of Great Britain
Dennis Penn countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
The Champion of Virtue countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
Act of 19 George II, c.39 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Disarming Acts 1716 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Act of Parliament 1782 country Kingdom of Great Britain
Micklethwaite countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Joseph Micklethwaite, 1st Viscount Micklethwaite
Falls Church, Colony of Virginia country Kingdom of Great Britain
Earl of Malton country Kingdom of Great Britain
Baron Malton country Kingdom of Great Britain
Alice Proby countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Mary Watson-Wentworth countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Charlotte FitzWilliam countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Noble Jones countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Thomas country Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
Lady Anne Watson-Wentworth countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Lady Anne Watson-Wentworth countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
subject surface form: Watson-Wentworth family
Elizabeth Sale countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain