ANNEXURE 12 – THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT

ANNEXURE 12
THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT

The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England passed in 1701, to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover – a granddaughter of James I – and her Protestant heirs. Act of Settlement 1700. 1700 c.2 12 _and_13_Will_3. An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject

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