aug 1, 1714 - George I
Description:
Anne dies and George I accedes to the throneAnne, the last Stuart monarch, died at Kensington Palace in London aged 49. None of her children survived her, so under the terms of the Act of Succession of 1701 she was succeeded by George, Elector of Hanover, who was proclaimed as George I. He was the first of the Hanoverian monarchs.
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Date:
aug 1, 1714
Now
~ 309 years ago
