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Consequently, her son George I succeeded her first cousin once removed, Queen Anne, to the British throne, and the succession to the throne has since been defined as, and composed entirely of, her legitimate and Protestant descendants. Sophia was born a princess in 1630 to Frederick V of the Palatinate and his wife, Elizabeth Stuart ...
8 de sept. de 2022 · Protestant descendants of Princess Sophia, the granddaughter of James I, are eligible to the throne. The future monarch must also be “in communion” with the Church of England. Previously,...
- Al Jazeera Staff
Karin Vogel isn't so far descended from her last royal ancestor, her great-great-grandfather Duke Ernest of Württemberg, who descends from Sophia, Electress of Hanover, via younger female lines. Since the preceding generations invariably married into royalty and high nobility, the legitimate branches are very well documented.
The Act laid down that only Protestant descendants of Princess Sophia - the Electress of Hanover and granddaughter of James I - are eligible to succeed. Subsequent Acts have confirmed this. Parliament, under the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, also laid down various conditions which the Sovereign must meet.
4 de feb. de 2022 · Protestant descendants of Princess Sophia, the granddaughter of James I, are eligible to the throne. The future monarch must also be “in communion” with the Church of England. Previously,...
- Hanna Duggal
The electress was the nearest Protestant heir. Accordingly, by the Act of Settlement of 1701 the English crown, in default of issue from either William or Anne, was settled upon “the most excellent princess Sophia, electress and duchess-dowager of Hanover” and “the heirs of her body, being Protestant.”
The House of Hanover traces its roots to the marriage of George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Princess Sophia of the Palatinate in the early 17th century. Sophia's Protestant lineage made her a strong contender for the English throne, and her descendants would eventually secure the crown.
