King of Jamaica

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The King of Jamaica is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Jamaica, represented locally by the Governor-General.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King of Jamaica canonical 5
Monarch of Jamaica 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state
constitutional monarchy office
appointedBy hereditary succession
appoints Governor-General of Jamaica (formally, on Jamaican advice)
associatedWith Jamaica Defence Force
Parliament of Jamaica
Privy Council of Jamaica
canBeRemovedBy constitutional amendment by Jamaica
ceremonialRole ceremonial head of state of Jamaica
commanderInChiefTitle Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Defence Force
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Jamaica
constitutionalLimitations must act on advice of Jamaican Prime Minister in almost all matters
constitutionalMonarchOf Commonwealth realm of Jamaica
linked to: Jamaica
constitutionalPowers largely exercised on advice of Jamaican ministers
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarch
country Jamaica
createdBy Jamaica Independence Act 1962
dateOfCreationAsSeparateRealm 1962
diplomaticRole symbolic representative of Jamaica in international law
executivePowersExercisedBy Governor-General of Jamaica
firstMonarchAsKingOfIndependentJamaica Charles III
flagAssociated Royal Standard of Jamaica
governorGeneralActs on behalf of the King in Jamaica
headOf Jamaican honours system
headOfStateOf Jamaica
judicialRole fount of justice in Jamaica
languageOfTitle English
legalPersonificationOf the Jamaican state
legalSystemContext Westminster system
membership Commonwealth of Nations
militaryRole symbolic head of the armed forces of Jamaica
oathAdministeredBy Governor-General of Jamaica
partOf Commonwealth realms
predecessorTitleBeforeIndependence King of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
reignInJamaicaBeginsWith accession of the monarch in the United Kingdom
religionTraditionallyAssociated Protestantism
representedBy Governor-General of Jamaica
residence United Kingdom
roleIn politics of Jamaica
seatOfGovernmentAssociated King’s House, Kingston (via Governor-General)
style His Majesty
succession line of succession to the British throne
symbol Royal Coat of Arms used in Jamaica
Royal Standard of Jamaica
title King of Jamaica
King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
linked to: British monarch
typeOfMonarchy parliamentary monarchy

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Referenced by (9)

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

Queen of Jamaica replacedBy King of Jamaica
Parliament of Jamaica headOfStateInParliament Monarch of Jamaica
linked to: King of Jamaica
King of Jamaica title King of Jamaica
Royal Standard of Jamaica associatedWith King of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica headOfStateTitle King of Jamaica
Executive branch of Jamaica monarchTitle King of Jamaica
Executive branch of Jamaica governorGeneralAppointedBy Monarch of Jamaica
linked to: King of Jamaica
King’s House, Kingston servesAsResidenceOfRepresentativeOf Monarch of Jamaica
linked to: King of Jamaica
King’s House, Kingston hasCeremonialRoleFor Monarch of Jamaica
linked to: King of Jamaica