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 Britain1665–1714
daughter of
- James II of England1633–1701
son of
- Charles I of England1600–1649
son of
- James VI and I1566–1625
father of
- Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia1596–1662
mother of
- Sophia of Hanover1630–1714
mother of
- George I of Great Britain1660–1727
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 the House of Stuart family tree.