Hanoverian succession

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The Hanoverian succession was the early 18th-century dynastic transition that brought the House of Hanover to the British throne, beginning with George I after the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional development
dynastic succession
political event
appliesTo British throne
associatedMonarch George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom
linked to: Queen Victoria

William IV of the United Kingdom
linked to: William IV
bringsToThrone House of Hanover
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dynastyEstablished Hanoverian dynasty
linked to: House of Hanover
excludes Catholic claimants
Jacobite pretenders
linked to: Jacobite succession
firstMonarch George I of Great Britain
follows Stuart dynasty
linked to: House of Stuart
governmentTypeContext constitutional monarchy
hasCause Act of Settlement 1701
hasConsequence consolidation of Protestant constitutional monarchy
long-term Whig political dominance
strengthening of parliamentary sovereignty in Britain
hasInternationalContext War of the Spanish Succession
hasLongTermEffect continuation of Hanoverian line until early 20th century in Britain through cognatic descent
hasPoliticalContext conflict between Whigs and Tories
involvesTitle Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
linked to: King of England

Queen of Great Britain
languageOfTerm English
legalBasis Act of Settlement 1701
namedAfter House of Hanover
partOf history of the British monarchy
history of the United Kingdom
predecessorMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
region British Isles
relatedEvent Jacobite risings
relatedTo Act of Union 1707
linked to: Acts of Union 1707

Bill of Rights 1689
Glorious Revolution
religiousRequirement Protestant succession
resultsIn personal union of Great Britain and Electorate of Hanover
startDate 1714
timePeriod early 18th century
triggeredBy death of Queen Anne

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Princess of Hanover successionLawContext Hanoverian succession
Battle of Falkirk Muir associatedWith Hanoverian succession
Thomas Forster opposedIdeology Hanoverian succession
The ’45 relatedTo Hanoverian succession
Edmund Gibson supported Hanoverian succession
Dukes of Argyll supportedCause Hanoverian succession
The Idea of a Patriot King politicalContext Hanoverian succession
British succession law influenced Hanoverian succession in 1714
linked to: Hanoverian succession
Jacobitism opposedTo Hanoverian succession
British monarchy (Jacobite line) rejects Hanoverian succession
Whig Junto supported Hanoverian succession
House of Lords Whig faction supported Hanoverian succession
James Drummond, Jacobite Duke of Perth opposedTo Hanoverian succession
subject linked to: Jacobite Duke of Perth
Battle of Falkirk (1746) associatedWith Hanoverian succession
Augusta of Cambridge partOf Hanoverian succession era
linked to: Hanoverian succession