Act of Settlement Receives Royal Assent
Under King William III, the English Parliament enacted the Act of Settlement on 24 June 1701, specifying a Protestant line of succession and placing additional statutory limits on the monarchy.
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1701 in Dutch Republic
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Treaty of Grand Alliance Concluded
On 7 September 1701, William III's government joined the Dutch Republic and the Habsburg emperor in the Grand Alliance to counter French predominance following the Spanish succession crisis.
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