Follow Sophia of Hanover through 1 dated historical records for Hanover.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
The Act of Settlement designated Sophia, Electress of Hanover, and her Protestant descendants as successors to the English crown if William III and Princess Anne left no eligible surviving heirs; Sophia herself died before Anne.
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