British Parliament 1744–1747

E763171

The British Parliament 1744–1747 was the mid-18th-century legislature of Great Britain that convened during the later stages of the War of the Austrian Succession, overseeing domestic governance and wartime policy under King George II.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of Great Britain
legislative term
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
appliesToPeriod reign of George II
composedOf elected members of the House of Commons
peers of the realm in the House of Lords
conflictContext War of the Austrian Succession
constitutionalFramework post-Acts of Union 1707 settlement
constitutionalStatus supreme legislature of Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1747
followedBy British Parliament 1747–1754
follows British Parliament 1741–1744
governmentType parliamentary system
hasAuthorityOver colonial policy of Great Britain
military funding
taxation in Great Britain
trade regulation in Great Britain
wartime expenditures
hasFunction debating foreign policy
enacting statutes
granting supply to the Crown
scrutinizing the executive government
hasJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
hasLegislativeCompetence statute law of Great Britain
hasMonarch George II of Great Britain
hasPart sessions of Parliament of Great Britain
hasRole domestic governance
oversight of wartime policy
headOfState George II of Great Britain
historicalPeriod Georgian era
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBody House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
legislativePeriodDuring War of the Austrian Succession
legislativeProcess bicameral
legislatureOf Kingdom of Great Britain
location Palace of Westminster
meetsIn London
linked to: London, England
meetsUnder royal prerogative of summoning and prorogation
partOf Parliament of Great Britain
significantEventContext later stages of the War of the Austrian Succession
startTime 1744
subordinateTo constitutional monarchy of Great Britain
temporalContext mid-18th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood parliamentaryTerm British Parliament 1744–1747
British Parliament 1744–1747 followedBy British Parliament 1747–1754
linked to: British Parliament 1744–1747