Great Seal of Great Britain
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The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Great Britain canonical | 4 |
| Great Seal of the United Kingdom | 2 |
| Great Seal of the Realm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6919480 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Seal of Great Britain Context triple: [Great Seal of England, followedBy, Great Seal of Great Britain]
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A.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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B.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
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C.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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D.
Seal of the Admiralty
The Seal of the Admiralty is the official emblem used to authenticate documents and formal acts of the historic British Admiralty, the former authority overseeing the Royal Navy.
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E.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Seal of Great Britain Target entity description: The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
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A.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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B.
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
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C.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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D.
Seal of the Admiralty
The Seal of the Admiralty is the official emblem used to authenticate documents and formal acts of the historic British Admiralty, the former authority overseeing the Royal Navy.
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E.
Great Seal of the Order of the Garter
The Great Seal of the Order of the Garter is the principal ceremonial seal used to authenticate formal documents and acts of England’s highest order of chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Crown in right of Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
reigning British monarch
ⓘ
royal arms of Great Britain ⓘ |
| follows |
Great Seal of England
ⓘ
Great Seal of Scotland (in part, after union) ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of Scotland
|
| hasCause | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
iconography reflecting the union of England and Scotland
ⓘ
inscription naming the monarch as ruler of Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasEffect | gives formal validity to documents to which it is affixed ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
instrument of the Crown
ⓘ
symbol of royal authority ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse matrix
ⓘ
reverse matrix ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Great Seal of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| hasUsePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century (early) ⓘ |
| inception | 1707 ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| replaced | separate English and Scottish great seals for many purposes ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Great Seal of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| startTime | 1707 ⓘ |
| use |
authentication of important legal instruments
ⓘ
authentication of letters patent ⓘ authentication of official documents ⓘ authentication of public acts ⓘ authentication of royal proclamations ⓘ authentication of state documents ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chancery of Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Chancery of England
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Chancellor of England
|
| usedFor |
enrolment of statutes
ⓘ
granting of charters ⓘ granting of commissions ⓘ granting of offices ⓘ granting of peerages ⓘ ratification of treaties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of Great Britain Description of subject: The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Seal of Great Britain
linked to: Great Seal of Great Britain
linked to: Great Seal of Great Britain