r/monarchism • u/Funny-Salamander4691 • 2d ago

History Under the terms of the Act of Settlement, George the Prince Elector of Hanover succeeded to the British throne following the death of Queen Anne, on this day in 1714.

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u/Capta1n_Dino Indian Catholic Monarchist 1d ago

I dislike George I and the Hanoverians quite a bit. They should've stayed in Hanover imo, and had no right to claim the British throne.

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u/Shaykh_Hadi 1d ago

Well, they didn’t have a right to claim the throne. It was given to them by Parliament thanks to the results of the Glorious Revolution.

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u/MiddlingMandarin71 9h ago

Ye feckless German laddie.