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The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961 when the country became the Republic of South Africa. Since the Union of South Africa was a British dominion the British monarch served as South Africa's monarch represented by the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. Union of South Africa is also the name of a LNER Class A4 locomotive, preserved on the Severn Valley Railway The Union of South Africa came into being on May 31, 1910 when the old Cape Colony and Natal Colony were combined with the defeated South African Republic and Orange...
This is a page about Dominions of the British Empire/Commonwealth. ...
The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states of the Commonwealth that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ...
Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, most of which were once governed by the United Kingdom and are its former colonies. ...
May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...
1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...
1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ...
The Governor General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British Crown in South Africa between May 31, 1910 and May 31, 1961. ...
Until the coronation of Elizabeth II, British monarchs did not have separate titles as King (or Queen) of South Africa but were formally (after 1927) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British dominions beyond the seas. With Elizabeth II's ascension occurring soon after the transformation of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations, dominions began to give the monarch separate titles and thus Elizabeth had the title of Queen of South Africa while her predecessors were kings of South Africa in law but not in title. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent...
A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...
A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ...
Prior to 1927 the King was considered "King in South Africa" rather than "King of South Africa" as until the passage of the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 British constitutional law held that there was a single individisble monarchy with the dominions treated as subsets of the United Kingdom. After 1927, and particularly after the Statute of Westminster, 1931 the crowns of the various dominions were conidered as separate entities though with a shared throne. The Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 () was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that formed a significant landmark in the constitutional history of the UK and British Empire as a whole. ...
1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Statute of Westminster 1931 was the enactment of the United Kingdom Parliament (December 11, 1931) which established the legislative equal status of the self-governing dominions of the British Empire and United Kingdom. ...
In 1961 South Africa became a republic. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ...
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