The common version is on the left, while the Scottish version is on the right. ^ There are two versions of the current Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.Timeline Comparative reigns of the British monarchs Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-CelleĪnd Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celleĭaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and StrathearnĮdward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Son of Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg For a family tree that shows George I's relationship to Anne, see George I of Great Britain § Family tree. Queen Anne and King George I were second cousins as both were great-grandchildren of James VI and I. The Crown passed from Queen Anne to Sophia's son King George I as Sophia had already died. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days.ĭuring the reign of Queen Anne, Parliament settled the rules of succession in the Act of Settlement 1701, defining Sophia of Hanover (granddaughter of James VI and I) and her non-Catholic descendants as the future royal heirs. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, which resulted in the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the secession of southern Ireland in the 1920s. England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603. There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on. Royal coat of arms (common version on the left Scottish version on the right) For those before 1707, see List of English monarchs and List of Scottish monarchs. For legendary ones, see List of legendary kings of Britain. For ancient British monarchs, see King of the Britons.
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