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St James's Palace

royal palace in London
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St James's Palace

Summary

St James's Palace is a palace[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,122 views/month, #6 of 1,135).[2]

Key Facts

  • St James's Palace is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • St James's Palace is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • St James's Palace's instance of is recorded as palace[5].
  • St James's Palace's commissioned by is recorded as Henry VIII of England[6].
  • St James's Palace is owned by Henry VIII of England[7].
  • St. James the Elder is named after St James's Palace[8].
  • St James's Palace's architectural style is recorded as Brick Gothic[9].
  • The location of St James's Palace was London[10].
  • St James's Palace is used for official residence[11].
  • St James's Palace's Commons category is recorded as St. James's Palace[12].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Anne, Princess Royal[13].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Princess Beatrice of York[14].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy[15].
  • St James's Palace comprises Apartment 5, St James' Palace[16].
  • 1536 marks the founding of St James's Palace[17].
  • St James's Palace's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ2934980046[18].
  • St James's Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.50472222222222, 'lon': -0.1377777777777778}[19].
  • St James's Palace's located on street is recorded as Pall Mall[20].
  • St James's Palace's official website is recorded as https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-st-jamess-palace[21].
  • St James's Palace's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • St James's Palace's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • St James's Palace's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • St James's Palace's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[25].
  • St James's Palace's category for people born here is recorded as Q32648193[26].
  • St James's Palace's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32655185[27].

Body

Geography

St James's Palace is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Westminster[3].

Designation and Status

St James's Palace's instance of is recorded as palace[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[25].

History and Context

1536 marks the founding of St James's Palace[17]. It is owned by Henry VIII of England[7]. St. James the Elder is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

St James's Palace ranks in the top 0.53% of palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,122 views/month, #6 of 1,135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Anne, Duchess of York Anne of Great Britain Anne, Princess Royal Caroline of Ansbach Charles III Charles II of England City of Westminster Foucaucourt-en-Santerre George IV of the United Kingdom Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales Henry VIII of England James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales London Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal Mary I Mary II of England Peter Fechter Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York St. James the Elder United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · SoftFlower100 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.50472222222222, 'lon': -0.1377777777777778}
    Country → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: St James's Palace, London - geograph.org.uk - 7963883.jpg"
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