Crown of Barbados

E212751

The Crown of Barbados is the constitutional monarchy institution that formerly represented the Barbadian head of state under the British sovereign prior to the country becoming a republic.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Crown of Barbados canonical 2
the Crown in right of Barbados 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
monarchical institution
abolishedWith establishment of the Republic of Barbados
associatedWith Commonwealth realm status of Barbados
branch executive
legislative
ceremonialRole symbol of national unity
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Barbados (1966)
constitutionalForm constitutional monarchy
constitutionalFunction guarantor of constitutional continuity
part of Parliament of Barbados
symbolic head of state
country Barbados
endDate 2021-11-30
endEvent transition of Barbados to a republic
existedUnder British monarchy
governorGeneralRepresented Monarch of Barbados
governorGeneralRole viceregal representative of the monarch
headOfStateRoleFor Barbados
headTitle Monarch of Barbados
jurisdiction Barbados
lastMonarch Elizabeth II
legalConcept the Crown in right of Barbados
linked to: Crown of Barbados
legalHeadOf Barbadian armed forces
Barbadian executive authority
Barbadian judiciary
monarchsIncluded Elizabeth II
officeHolderTitle Governor-General of Barbados
partOf Commonwealth realms
politicalSystemType Westminster-style monarchy
replacedBy President of Barbados
Republic of Barbados
linked to: Barbados
represented British sovereign
linked to: British monarch
representedAs Barbadian head of state
startDate 1966-11-30
startEvent independence of Barbados
status defunct
styleOfMonarch Her Majesty
succeededByInstitution Office of the President of Barbados

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Succession to the Crown Act 2013 appliesTo Crown of Barbados
Crown of Barbados legalConcept the Crown in right of Barbados
linked to: Crown of Barbados
Monarch of Barbados oathSwornTo Crown of Barbados