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Under which Act was Sophia heiress presumptive to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland?

  • Bill of Rights

  • Act of Succession

  • Act of Settlement 1701

  • Royal Succession Act

Answer

The Act of Settlement 1701, also known as the Succession to the Crown Act 1701, was an Act of the Parliament of England that settled the succession to the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones. It established the principle of hereditary succession to the throne of England and Ireland in the Protestant line of the House of Hanover.
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