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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Savoy Estate associatedWith British Crown
Broughton family governedBy British Crown
stannary law recognizedBy British Crown
this entity surface form: English Crown
Jodhpur State underSuzeraintyOf British Crown
Charles Eden appointedBy British Crown
Northern Department controlledBy British Crown
Boston King supportedSide British Crown
Northern Circars underRuleOf British Crown
West Riding militia allegiance British Crown
Tonk State suzerain British Crown
Royal Peculiar associatedWith British Crown
New Jersey Volunteers allegiance British Crown
Sirohi State allegiance British Crown
Governor of Madras appointedBy British Crown
Attorney General for Ireland (for the whole island, historically) appointedBy British Crown
subject surface form: Attorney General for Ireland
Attorney General for Ireland (for the whole island, historically) legalAdvisorTo British Crown
subject surface form: Attorney General for Ireland
Josiah Hardy employer British Crown
Francis Nicholson employer British Crown
HMS Diana allegiance British Crown
Loyal American Regiment allegiance British Crown
Gabriel Johnston (governor of North Carolina, uncle/relative) appointedBy British Crown
subject surface form: Gabriel Johnston
Shahpura State allegiance British Crown
Highland Brigade allegiance British Crown
Maliseet treatyHistoryWith British Crown
Passamaquoddy hasTreatyHistoryWith British Crown
Royal Charter of 1732 issuedBy British Crown
Haldimand Proclamation issuedBy British Crown
Covenant Chain hasParticipant British Crown
this entity surface form: English Crown
Earl of Munster grantedBy British Crown
Jhalawar State overlord British Crown
Penn family connectedTo British Crown
Charlotte associatedWithInstitution British Crown
Kishangarh State allegiance British Crown