1701 act of settlement heirs to the throne after sophia of hanover.
1701 act of settlement heirs to the throne after sophia of hanover.
1701 act of settlement heirs to the throne after sophia of hanover?
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the act of settlement is an act of the parliament of england that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the english and irish crowns on protestants only. the next protestant in line to the throne was the electress sophia of hanover, a granddaughter of james vi of scotland, i of england and ireland. after her the crowns would descend only to her non-roman catholic heirs.
act of settlement 1701
according to the 1701 act, succession to the throne went to princess sophia, electress of hanover (james i's granddaughter) and her protestant heirs. however, sophia died before queen anne, therefore the succession passed to her son, george, elector of hanover, who in 1714 became king george i. the act was later extended to scotland as a result of the treaty of union enacted in the acts of union of 1707.









































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