Rex Britanniae

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Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rex Britanniae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin title ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
royal style ⓘ
associatedWithConcept overlordship ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
supremacy ⓘ
broaderTerm Latin royal styles ⓘ
royal titulature ⓘ
denotes King of Britain ⓘ
grammaticalCaseOfBritanniae genitive plural or singular depending on usage ⓘ
hasComponent Britanniae ⓘ
linked to: Britannia

Rex ⓘ
impliesClaimOver multiple British kingdoms ⓘ
impliesRank overking ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literalMeaning King of Britain ⓘ
refersToTerritory Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain
relatedTitle Rex Anglorum ⓘ
Rex Hiberniae ⓘ
Rex Scottorum ⓘ
scopeOfAuthorityImplied beyond ruler’s own kingdom ⓘ
whole island of Britain ⓘ
semanticField kingship ⓘ
political authority ⓘ
territorial claims ⓘ
usedBy rulers in Britain ⓘ
usedFor asserting overlordship over Britain ⓘ
asserting supremacy over the whole island of Britain ⓘ
usedInContext diplomatic correspondence ⓘ
medieval Latin documents ⓘ
royal charters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Æthelbald of Mercia → title → Rex Britanniae ⓘ
Rex Scottorum → contrastsWith → Rex Britanniae ⓘ