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How were Anne of Great Britain and George I of Great Britain related?

Second cousins — through James VI and I.

Why it matters

The Act of Settlement of 1701 reached back to James VI and I's daughter Elizabeth Stuart to find a Protestant line. Her daughter Sophia was named heir; Sophia's son George inherited when Anne died in 1714, ahead of more than fifty closer Catholic relatives.

The line between them

Each step is a recorded parent, child or marriage in this collection — 7 people from Anne of Great Britain to George I of Great Britain.

  1. Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 17141665–1714
  2. James II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 16881633–1701
  3. Charles I of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 16491600–1649
  4. James VI and IKing of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 to 16251566–1625
  5. Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of BohemiaElectress consort of the Palatine and Queen of Bohemia1596–1662
  6. Sophia of HanoverPrincess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 17011630–1714
  7. George I of Great BritainKing of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 17271660–1727

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Connection reviewed by HistorIQly. Part of the House of Stuart family tree.

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