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Article: Anne (England) (1665–1714; Ruled 1702–1714)
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ANNE (ENGLAND) (1665
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1714; ruled 1702
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1714)
ANNE (ENGLAND)
(1665
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1714; ruled 1702
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1714), queen of Great Britain and Ireland. The last Stuart monarch, Anne was the second daughter of James II (ruled 1685
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1688) and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Married to the Protestant Prince George (1653
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1708) of Denmark in 1683, Anne opposed her by then Catholic father in 1688
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1689, when he was overthrown by her brother-inlaw William III (ruled 1689
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1702) of Orange. This betrayal greatly upset both James and Anne. Anne succeeded to the throne after the death of William, whose coruler, Anne's elder sister Mary (ruled 1689
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1694), had died in ...