Family connection
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
- Anne of Great Britain 1665–1714
- James II of England 1633–1701
- Charles I of England 1600–1649
- James VI and I 1566–1625
- Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia 1596–1662
- Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714
- George I of Great Britain 1660–1727
Related successions
- Why did Anne of Great Britain succeed William III of England?
Inheritance under the Bill of Rights order of succession - Why did George I of Great Britain succeed Anne of Great Britain?
Inheritance by statute (Act of Settlement 1701), passing over more than fifty closer Catholic relatives
Sources
Connection reviewed by HistorIQly. Part of House of Stuart.