British monarch
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The British monarch is the hereditary sovereign who serves as the ceremonial and constitutional head of the United Kingdom and its associated realms.
All labels observed (47)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3709 — 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.
Target entity: British monarch Context triple: [Kingdom of Great Britain, headOfState, British monarch]
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George VI
George VI was the King of the United Kingdom and the last Emperor of India, who led Britain through World War II and the early years of its postwar transition.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
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C.
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain was the last Stuart monarch, under whose reign England and Scotland were united into a single kingdom in 1707.
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D.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.
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E.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British monarch Target entity description: The British monarch is the hereditary sovereign who serves as the ceremonial and constitutional head of the United Kingdom and its associated realms.
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A.
George VI
George VI was the King of the United Kingdom and the last Emperor of India, who led Britain through World War II and the early years of its postwar transition.
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B.
Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
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C.
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain was the last Stuart monarch, under whose reign England and Scotland were united into a single kingdom in 1707.
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D.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.
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E.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British sovereign
ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
Crown ⓘ Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| ceremonialEvent |
Remembrance Sunday national service
ⓘ
State Opening of Parliament ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
guarantor of constitutional continuity
ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ |
| coronationLocation |
Westminster Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Abbey, London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentIncumbent |
Charles III
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince Charles
|
| duty |
appoint the Prime Minister
ⓘ
deliver the King’s Speech ⓘ grant Royal Assent to legislation ⓘ meet weekly with the Prime Minister ⓘ open and prorogue Parliament ⓘ represent the UK on state visits ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm |
1707 Acts of Union
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Union 1707
|
| furtherDefinedBy |
Act of Settlement 1701
ⓘ
Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
linked to:
English Bill of Rights
Royal Marriages Act 1772 ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Parliament
Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Parliament
|
| governedBy | unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentForm | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
English monarch
ⓘ
Scottish monarch ⓘ |
| inaugurationCeremony | coronation ⓘ |
| incumbentSince | 8 September 2022 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Overseas Territories
ⓘ
Commonwealth realms ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth countries
Crown dependencies ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalPersonality |
the Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown
|
| legalStatus | sovereign ⓘ |
| patronOf | numerous charities and organisations ⓘ |
| power | royal prerogative ⓘ |
| powerExercisedThrough |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Cabinet
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
|
| predecessor | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| religiousRole | Supreme Governor of the Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Balmoral Castle
ⓘ
Buckingham Palace ⓘ Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ Sandringham House ⓘ
linked to:
Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| residesIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| respectsPrinciple | parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| role |
ceremonial head of state
ⓘ
constitutional head of state ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary ⓘ |
| symbol |
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| title |
Defender of the Faith
ⓘ
Duke of Lancaster ⓘ Duke of Normandy ⓘ Head of the Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
Lord of Mann ⓘ Queen of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| titleStyle |
Her Majesty
ⓘ
His Majesty ⓘ |
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: British monarch Description of subject: The British monarch is the hereditary sovereign who serves as the ceremonial and constitutional head of the United Kingdom and its associated realms.
Referenced by (726)
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