Queen of Jamaica

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constitutional monarchy position head of state position

Queen of Jamaica was the constitutional monarch and head of state of Jamaica, a role held by Queen Elizabeth II from the country’s independence in 1962 until her death in 2022.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jamaican monarchy	1
the Queen of Jamaica	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional monarchy position ⓘ head of state position ⓘ
abolished	2022-09-08 ⓘ
appointedBy	hereditary succession ⓘ
category	Former state leadership positions in the Caribbean ⓘ Monarchy in Jamaica ⓘ
constitutionalDocument	Jamaican Constitution of 1962 ⓘ
constitutionalRole	ceremonial head of state of Jamaica ⓘ symbolic representative of the Jamaican state ⓘ
country	Jamaica ⓘ
createdOnEvent	independence of Jamaica ⓘ
endTime	2022-09-08 ⓘ
firstHeldBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
flagAssociated	Royal Standard of Jamaica ⓘ
headOfStateOf	Jamaica ⓘ
inception	1962-08-06 ⓘ
independenceDate	1962-08-06 ⓘ
independenceFrom	United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction	Jamaica ⓘ
legalSystem	constitutional monarchy under Westminster system ⓘ
memberOf	Commonwealth realms ⓘ
monarch	Elizabeth II ⓘ
oathSwornTo	Queen of Jamaica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the Queen of Jamaica
officeHolder	Elizabeth II ⓘ
reasonForAbolition	death of Elizabeth II and succession by a king ⓘ
replacedBy	King of Jamaica ⓘ
representedInJamaicaBy	Governor-General of Jamaica ⓘ
residence	Buckingham Palace ⓘ
sharesMonarchWith	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ other Commonwealth realms ⓘ
startTime	1962-08-06 ⓘ
style	Her Majesty ⓘ
successionLaw	British line of succession ⓘ
titleUsedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Standard of Jamaica → associatedWith → Queen of Jamaica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jamaican monarchy

Queen of Antigua and Barbuda → distinctFrom → Queen of Jamaica ⓘ

Queen of Jamaica → oathSwornTo → Queen of Jamaica self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Queen of Jamaica

Elizabeth II → title → Queen of Jamaica ⓘ