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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional institution
monarchy
appliesTo United Kingdom
associatedWithDocument Orders of Council
surface form: 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 British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: 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
surface form: British overseas territories

British protectorates
headOf Crown Prosecution Service
surface form: Crown Prosecution Service (in the name of the Crown)
headOfStateIs British monarch
historicalPrecursor Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: 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 Privy Council
surface form: Crown-in-Council

Crown
surface form: Crown-in-Court

Crown-in-Parliament
relatedConcept Crown colony
Crown dependencies
Crown Office
surface form: Crown office
representedBy His Majesty
surface form: the King

Her Majesty
surface form: the Queen
symbolizes continuity of the state
royal prerogative
state sovereignty
usesTitle Her Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom

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Newalkar successorAuthorityInJhansi British Crown
129th Infantry Brigade allegiance British Crown
Carnatic Nawabate laterSuzerainPower British Crown
Azim-ud-Daula allegiance British Crown
130th Infantry Brigade allegiance British Crown
214th Infantry Brigade allegiance British Crown
British authorities governedBy British Crown
Simla Hill States underSuzeraintyOf British Crown
Maharaja of Jhansi recognizedBy British Crown
2nd Battalion Irish Guards allegiance British Crown
1st Battalion Welsh Guards allegiance British Crown
Donald MacDonald sideInConflict British Crown
2nd Battalion Welsh Guards allegiance British Crown
Baron Townshend grantedBy British Crown
1st Battalion Scots Guards allegiance British Crown
Clan Munro laterAllegiance British Crown
Sir John Harvey appointedBy British Crown
New Brunswick militia allegiance British Crown
15th Division allegiance British Crown
Asaf Jah IV allegiance British Crown
Monarch of Barbados represents British Crown
58th Regiment of Foot allegiance British Crown
Junagadh State overlord British Crown
Queen’s Division allegiance British Crown
Asaf Jah VII diplomaticRelationWith British Crown
Baronetage of Great Britain grantedBy British Crown
Baronetage of Ireland grantedBy British Crown
Baronetage of Nova Scotia grantedBy British Crown