Royal Titles Act 1901
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The Royal Titles Act 1901 was a UK law that authorized a change to the monarch’s official style and titles to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions at the start of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Titles Act 1901 canonical | 2 |
| Royal Titles Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Royal Titles Act 1901 Context triple: [Royal Titles Act 1953, relatedTo, Royal Titles Act 1901]
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Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) is a statute by which the UK Parliament authorized a new royal style and titles for Queen Elizabeth II to reflect the post–British Empire constitutional reality of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
The Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 is an Australian federal law that formally defined the monarch’s Australian royal title, emphasizing the sovereign’s distinct role as King (or Queen) of Australia rather than solely as the British monarch.
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Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
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Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Royal Titles Act 1901 Target entity description: The Royal Titles Act 1901 was a UK law that authorized a change to the monarch’s official style and titles to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions at the start of the 20th century.
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A.
Royal Titles Act 1876
The Royal Titles Act 1876 was a British law that enabled Queen Victoria to assume the additional title "Empress of India," reflecting and formalizing British imperial rule over the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) is a statute by which the UK Parliament authorized a new royal style and titles for Queen Elizabeth II to reflect the post–British Empire constitutional reality of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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C.
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
The Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 is an Australian federal law that formally defined the monarch’s Australian royal title, emphasizing the sovereign’s distinct role as King (or Queen) of Australia rather than solely as the British monarch.
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D.
Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
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E.
Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951
The Act on Titles, Orders and Decorations of 1951 is a German federal law that regulates the creation, awarding, and wearing of official titles, orders, and decorations in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | royal style and titles of the British monarch ⓘ |
| appliesToInstitution | Crown ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice |
Sovereign of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
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| centuryOfEnactment | 20th century ⓘ |
| classification | public general act ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | reflected the imperial character of the British Crown at the start of the 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnMonarchy | updated formal representation of the monarch’s imperial role ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
United Kingdom Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| enactedUnderMonarch | Edward VII ⓘ |
| governingLawArea |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century British Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRole | formalized imperial terminology in the royal style ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationStyle |
Royal Titles Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7)
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linked to:
Royal Titles Act 1901
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| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision with respect to the Royal Titles ⓘ |
| monarchAtEnactment | Edward VII ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
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| purpose |
to authorize a change in the monarch’s royal style and titles
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to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Empire
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Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ Royal Titles Act 1876 ⓘ Royal Titles Act 1953 ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom)
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| royalAssentDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Royal Titles Act 1901 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British Empire
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constitutional status of dominions ⓘ royal style and titles ⓘ |
| typeOfChangeAuthorized |
modification of the monarch’s official style
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modification of the monarch’s official titles ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1901 ⓘ |
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Subject: Royal Titles Act 1901 Description of subject: The Royal Titles Act 1901 was a UK law that authorized a change to the monarch’s official style and titles to reflect the constitutional relationship with the British Empire and its dominions at the start of the 20th century.
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