British Parliament 1744–1747

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The British Parliament 1744–1747 was the mid-18th-century legislature of Great Britain that convened during the later stages of the War of the Austrian Succession, overseeing domestic governance and wartime policy under King George II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of Great Britain
legislative term
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain NERFINISHED
appliesToPeriod reign of George II
composedOf elected members of the House of Commons
peers of the realm in the House of Lords
conflictContext War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
constitutionalFramework post-Acts of Union 1707 settlement
constitutionalStatus supreme legislature of Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1747
followedBy British Parliament 1747–1754 NERFINISHED
follows British Parliament 1741–1744
governmentType parliamentary system
hasAuthorityOver colonial policy of Great Britain
military funding
taxation in Great Britain
trade regulation in Great Britain
wartime expenditures
hasFunction debating foreign policy
enacting statutes
granting supply to the Crown
scrutinizing the executive government
hasJurisdiction England NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
hasLegislativeCompetence statute law of Great Britain
hasMonarch George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED
hasPart sessions of Parliament of Great Britain
hasRole domestic governance
oversight of wartime policy
headOfState George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Georgian era NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBody House of Commons of Great Britain NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
legislativePeriodDuring War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED
legislativeProcess bicameral
legislatureOf Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
location Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
meetsIn London NERFINISHED
meetsUnder royal prerogative of summoning and prorogation
partOf Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED
significantEventContext later stages of the War of the Austrian Succession
startTime 1744
subordinateTo constitutional monarchy of Great Britain
temporalContext mid-18th century

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Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood parliamentaryTerm British Parliament 1744–1747