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Who succeeded Queen Anne as the monarch of Britain?
George I
William III
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Succeeding Queen Anne to the British throne was George I, the Elector of Hanover, in 1714. This marked the beginning of the Hanoverian dynasty's reign over Britain. George I's accession was primarily due to the Act of Settlement of 1701, which established the Protestant succession to the throne.
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