British Crown

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The British Crown was the supreme monarchical authority of Great Britain that exercised ultimate political and legal power over its colonies and territories.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional institution
monarchy
appliesTo United Kingdom
associatedWithDocument Orders in Council
letters patent
royal charter
collects Crown revenues
continuesAs Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
country Great Britain
delegatesPowerTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Privy Council
colonial governors
viceroys
distinctFrom person of the monarch
exercisesPower executive authority
judicial authority
legislative authority
formedBy Acts of Union 1707
hasJurisdictionOver British Empire
British colonies
British dominions
British overseas territories
British protectorates
headOf Crown Prosecution Service (in the name of the Crown)
headOfStateIs British monarch
historicalPrecursor English Crown
Scottish Crown
holdsPowerThrough royal prerogative
influencedBy doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty
legalConceptIn British constitutional law
English law
legalPersonality the Crown
owns Crown Estate
Crown lands
partyTo Crown-in-Council
Crown-in-Court
Crown-in-Parliament
relatedConcept Crown colony
Crown dependencies
Crown office
representedBy the King
the Queen
symbolizes continuity of the state
royal prerogative
state sovereignty
usesTitle Her Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom
His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom

Referenced by (189)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
16 Signal Regiment
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group
1st Infantry Division
1st Signal Brigade
21 Signal Regiment
23 SAS
2nd Parachute Brigade
3rd British Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
4th Destroyer Flotilla
51st (Highland) Division
7th Battalion, Green Howards
8 Engineer Brigade
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Adjutant General's Corps
Auxiliary Force (India)
Bengal European Regiment
Bermuda Regiment
Black and Tans
Bombay Army
British Army Air Corps
Butler’s Rangers
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
Gaekwad of Baroda
Guards Division
Headquarters 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade (elements)
Hessian auxiliaries
Hessian troops
Home Fleet
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
Indian Signal Corps
Indian Territorial Force
Intelligence Corps
King’s Royal Hussars
Light Dragoons
Loyalist provincial corps
No. 13 Group RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 41 Squadron RAF
No. 6 Squadron RAF
Princely State of Porbandar
Provincial Rangers
Queen’s Royal Hussars
RAFVR
RE
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Canadian Engineers
Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Dragoon Guards
Royal Lancers
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Royal Rifles of Canada
Sir John Johnson
Special Air Service
Sudan Defence Force
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
allegiance
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
Council of India
Deputy Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Governor of Bombay
Governor of Ceylon
Governor-General of Pakistan
Governor’s Council of New York
James Busby
James Wright
Legislative Council of Upper Canada
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Royal Governor of the Bahamas
William Franklin
appointedBy
Barbados Judicial Committee (historical)
Colonial Assembly of Maryland
Colonial Assembly of North Carolina
Commons House of Assembly
Governor’s Council of New York
House of Commons of Great Britain ("Crown of Great Britain")
Massachusetts colonial legislature
New Hampshire General Assembly
New Jersey colonial assembly
New York Colonial Assembly
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Superior Court of Judicature
subordinateTo
Henry Hamilton
Indian Civil Service
Indian Medical Service
John Vanbrugh ("Crown of Great Britain")
employer
Crown in right of the Channel Islands
Crown in right of the Isle of Man
Lord of Mann
Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
partOf
British colonial authorities
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Governor-General_of_Belize ("British_Crown")
represents
Edward Williams
Star of India ("British monarchy")
Union Flag ("British monarchy")
associatedWith
British Indian Army
India Office
Moorish Castle
controlledBy
Bengal Presidency
Madras Presidency
Peerage of Great Britain ("Crown of Great Britain")
governingBody
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal
King of Ireland
Madras Army
usedBy
Saint Helier
Saint Peter Port
crownDependencyOf
Borneo territories of the British Empire
Telangana (parts)
formerSovereign
Crown colony
Parliament of Upper Canada
governedBy
John Butler
Thomas Foley
loyalty
East Jersey ("English Crown")
Upper Canada
sovereign
Black Loyalists
Loyalist militias
supported
Baghat
Indian princely states
underSuzeraintyOf
Petition to the King
addressee
Asia (colonial possessions)
administeredBy
Charter Act 1813
assertedControlBy
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
associatedWithInstitution
Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
authority
Legislative Council of Upper Canada
authorityDerivedFrom
Distinguished Conduct Medal
awardingBody
British South Africa Company
charterGrantedBy
Province of Carolina
charterRevokedBy
Knight of the Bath
conferringBody
Governor-General of Bengal
confirmedBy
Governor of Gibraltar
createdBy
Star of India
creator
Badge of the Order of the Garter
designAuthority
Crown in right of the Bahamas
distinctFrom
House of Welf ("British Crown through House of Hanover")
dynasticUnionWith
Hessian troops
employedBy
Bombay Presidency
establishedBy
Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm ("British imperial Crown")
evolvedFrom
EIC
governingPowersTransferredTo
Earl of Chester ("English crown")
grantedBy
Countess of Orford ("Crown of Great Britain")
grantedUnder
The Royal Victorian Order
grantingAuthority
Royal Military College, Sandhurst ("British monarchy")
hasAffiliation
Act of the Imperial Legislative Council
hasAuthorityFrom
Surendranath Banerjee
honouredBy
Crown Estate
isOwnedBy
Duke of York
isSubsidiaryTo
Royal Proclamation of 1763
issuedBy
Earl
isTitleRecognizedBy
States of Deliberation of Guernsey
isUnderSovereigntyOf
Treaties of New Zealand
keyParties
UK heraldic and flag authorities
legalAuthorityFrom
King of Saint Lucia
linkedTo
Earl of Northesk ("British monarchy")
linkedToMonarchy
American Loyalists
loyalTo
Crown of Ireland ("Crown of Great Britain")
mergedInPracticeWith
Council of the Governor-General
operatedBy
Kilmichael Ambush
opponentForceAllegiance
Nizam
overlord
Jaitpur
overlordState
Buckingham House
ownership
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
party
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio ("British Crown lands")
previouslyPartOf
Charter Act 1813 ("British Crown in India")
recognizedAuthorityOf
Indian princely states
recognizedBy
Indian Independence Act 1947 ("British Crown in India")
reducedSovereigntyOf
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
regimentalTitleGrantedBy
Revestment Act 1765
relatedTo
Duke of Bedford for Great Britain
represented
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
serviceTo
Joseph Galloway
sidedWith
Treaty of Waitangi
signatory
Silver Jubilee 1977 ("British monarchy")
significantEventFor
Central Provinces
sovereignDuringExistence
Bengal Subah
subsequentRuler
Porbandar State
suzerain
Foot Guards ("British monarchy")
symbolizes
Government of India Act 1858
transferredPowersTo
Lord of Mann ("British Crown in 1765")
transferredTo
Crown dependencies
ultimateResponsibilityHeldBy
Princeton, New Jersey Colony
underAuthorityOf
Windham, Connecticut Colony
underJurisdictionOf
Crown dependencies
underSovereigntyOf

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