![]() ![]() 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. ĭuring Anne's reign, 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. ![]() Although Anne's great grandfather, James VI and I ( r. 1603–1625), the monarch of the Union of the Crowns, proclaimed himself "King of Great Britain", and used it on coinage, stamps and elsewhere, the Parliament of England had refused to use that style in statutory law or address. ![]() Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days. 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, creating first the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon 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, List of Scottish monarchs, and List of Irish monarchs. For legendary ones, see List of legendary kings of Britain. For ancient British monarchs, see King of the Britons. ![]()
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