King of Tonga

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The King of Tonga is the hereditary monarch and highest authority of the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga, serving as its head of state within a constitutional framework.

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How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Tonga
associatedWithInstitution Legislative Assembly of Tonga ⓘ
Privy Council of Tonga ⓘ
Tongan Royal Family ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
capitalOfJurisdiction Nukuʻalofa ⓘ
ceremonialRole presides over state ceremonies in Tonga ⓘ
represents Tonga in international ceremonial events ⓘ
coatOfArmsAssociated Royal Coat of Arms of Tonga ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Tonga ⓘ
countryUsesTitle Tonga ⓘ
currentMonarch Tupou VI ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
currentMonarchBirthDate 1959-07-12 ⓘ
currentMonarchReignStart 2012-03-18 ⓘ
dynasty House of Tupou ⓘ
establishedInCurrentForm 1875 ⓘ
firstMonarch George Tupou I ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
firstMonarchReignEnd 1893 ⓘ
firstMonarchReignStart 1845 ⓘ
flagAssociated Royal Standard of Tonga ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
languageOfTitle Tongan language ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional office defined by the Constitution of Tonga ⓘ
nativeLabel Tuʻi Kanokupolu ⓘ
Tuʻi Tonga ⓘ
power appoints members of the Cabinet of Tonga on advice ⓘ
appoints the Prime Minister of Tonga ⓘ
can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in certain circumstances ⓘ
gives royal assent to legislation ⓘ
predecessorInOffice George Tupou V ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
region Polynesia ⓘ
religionAssociated Christianity ⓘ
Methodism ⓘ
residence Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa ⓘ
role commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Tonga ⓘ
fount of honour in Tonga ⓘ
guarantor of the Tongan constitution ⓘ
head of state of Tonga ⓘ
supreme authority in the Tongan honours system ⓘ
symbolic representative of Tonga ⓘ
style His Majesty ⓘ
King of Tonga ⓘ
Tui Kanokupolu ⓘ
linked to: Tuʻi Kanokupolu
succession hereditary succession ⓘ
successionLaw male-preference primogeniture ⓘ

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Referenced by (47)

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

Tonga → headOfStateTitle → King of Tonga ⓘ
Tonga → hasMonarch → Tupou VI ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Tupou VI → title → King of Tonga ⓘ
subject linked to: Tonga
Tongans → monarch → King of Tonga ⓘ
King of Tonga → style → King of Tonga ⓘ
King of Tonga → firstMonarch → George Tupou I ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
King of Tonga → currentMonarch → Tupou VI ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
King of Tonga → predecessorInOffice → George Tupou V ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
King of Tonga → associatedWithInstitution → Tongan Royal Family ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Prime Minister of Tonga → appointedBy → King of Tonga ⓘ
Prime Minister of Tonga → officeHoldersInclude → Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Prime Minister of Tonga → reportsTo → King of Tonga ⓘ
Tuʻi Kanokupolu → partOf → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua → partOf → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Royal Palace of Tonga → usedBy → King of Tonga ⓘ
Royal Palace of Tonga → associatedWith → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
History of Tonga → hasKeyFigure → Tuʻi Tonga (sacred king of Tonga) ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Culture of Tonga → hasInstitution → monarchy of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
House of Tupou → hasMonarch → King of Tonga ⓘ
House of Tupou → positionHeld → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
House of Tupou → hasTitle → King of Tonga ⓘ
House of Tupou → partOf → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Privy Council of Tonga → advises → King of Tonga ⓘ
Privy Council of Tonga → headedBy → King of Tonga ⓘ
Royal Standard of Tonga → represents → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Royal Standard of Tonga → hasUser → King of Tonga ⓘ
Cabinet of Tonga → appointedBy → King of Tonga ⓘ
Cabinet of Tonga → subordinateTo → King of Tonga ⓘ
Baron Vaea → sphereOfInfluence → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Palemia ʻo Tonga → appointedBy → King of Tonga ⓘ
Nobles' Representatives → associatedWithInstitution → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga → associatedWith → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Royal Coat of Arms of Tonga → usedBy → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Royal Coat of Arms of Tonga → symbolizes → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
ʻUlukālala Lavaka Ata → positionHeld → King of Tonga ⓘ
Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake → sphereOfInfluence → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
George Tupou II → positionHeld → King of Tonga ⓘ
Nomuka → governedBy → monarchy of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Nomuka → headOfState → King of Tonga ⓘ
Tin Can Island → governedBy → Tongan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga
Lefty → hasTrack → King of Tonga ⓘ
Bowling in Paris → hasPart → The King of Tonga ⓘ
linked to: King of Tonga