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St James's Palace

royal palace in London, England
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St James's Palace

Summary

St James's Palace is a royal palace[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of royal_palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,489 views/month).[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 royal palace[5].
  • St James's Palace's instance of is recorded as historic building[6].
  • St James's Palace's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren[7].
  • St James's Palace's commissioned by is recorded as Henry VIII of England[8].
  • St James's Palace is owned by Henry VIII of England[9].
  • St James's Palace is owned by Historic Royal Palaces[10].
  • St. James the Elder is named after St James's Palace[11].
  • St James's Palace's architectural style is recorded as Tudor architecture[12].
  • St James's Palace's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[13].
  • St James's Palace's architectural style is recorded as Brick Gothic[14].
  • The location of St James's Palace was London[15].
  • St James's Palace took place at City of Westminster[16].
  • St James's Palace is a type of palace[17].
  • St James's Palace is a type of building[18].
  • St James's Palace's postal code is recorded as SW1A 1BQ[19].
  • St James's Palace is part of Historic Royal Palaces[20].
  • St James's Palace is used for official residence[21].
  • St James's Palace's Commons category is recorded as St. James's Palace[22].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy[23].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Anne, Princess Royal[24].
  • St James's Palace's occupant is recorded as Princess Beatrice of York[25].
  • St James's Palace comprises Chapel Royal, Saint James's Palace[26].
  • St James's Palace comprises Friary Court[27].

Body

Geography

St James's Palace is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Westminster[3]. It is part of Historic Royal Palaces[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include royal palace[5] and historic building[6]. St James's Palace's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[28].

History and Context

1533 marks the founding of St James's Palace[29]. Owners include Henry VIII of England[9], a monarch[30], 1491–1547[31], of Kingdom of England[32], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece[33] and Historic Royal Palaces[10], a charitable organization[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1998[36], headquartered in Hampton Court Palace[37]. St. James the Elder is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

St James's Palace ranks in the top 8% of royal_palace entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,489 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Peter James · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → City of Westminster
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q179351]]"
  2. 17d ago · CountyBot bot · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    Historic county → Middlesex
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7959]]: [[Q19186]]"
  3. 18d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → palace, building
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q3181656]]"
  4. 18d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → St. James’s Palace
    Instance of → royal palace, historic building
    Native label → —
    Postal code → SW1A 1BQ
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q53536964]]"
  5. 18d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Chapel Royal, Saint James's Palace, Friary Court, Apartment 5, St James' Palace
    Architect → Christopher Wren
    Significant event → conflagration
    Location → London, City of Westminster
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q1620796]]"
  6. 18d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → royal palace, historic building
    Wikidata description → royal palace in London, England
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q35112127]]"
  7. 19w ago · SoftFlower100 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.50472222222222, 'longitude': -0.137777777777
    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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