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Act of Settlement

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1701

William III of Orange12 June 1701

London · Government / Government of England

William III of Orange gives royal assent to the Act of Settlement, which secures the future English succession in the Protestant House of Hanover.

Names involved

William III of Orange

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