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Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate
(commonly referred to as
Sophia of Hanover
; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the
Electress of Hanover
from 1692 to 1698. She became
heiress presumptive
to the crowns of the
Kingdom of England
and the
Kingdom of Ireland
under the
Act of Settlement 1701
. After the
Act of Union, 1707
unified the Kingdom of England and the
Kingdom of Scotland
, she became heiress presumptive to the throne of the
Kingdom of Great Britain
.
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