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Anne (Stuart)

Type Figure Region England Time 1665–1714 Also known as Queen Anne、Anne (Stuart dynasty)

Anne (1665–1714), second daughter of James II and sister of Mary II, was raised Anglican under Charles II's arrangements;…

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  1. 1665–1683St James's Palace · LondonBorn at St James's Palace, second daughter of James, Duke of York, and Anne Hyde. Raised Protestant at Richmond alongside her sister Mary, with Bishop Compton of London as tutor. She missed her sister's wedding in 1677 due to smallpox. After her father converted to Catholicism she remained Anglican, becoming a visible Protestant royal symbol at home.
  2. 1683–1694Palace of Whitehall (the Cockpit) · LondonMarried the Lutheran Prince George of Denmark in the chapel at St James's Palace in July 1683, residing at the Cockpit in Whitehall. Repeated pregnancies produced few surviving children. In 1688 she sided with William and Mary, leaving her father's court. After the revolution she fell out with her sister over her allowance, residence, and her friendship with Sarah Churchill.
  3. 1694–1700St James's Palace · LondonAfter Mary died in 1694, William III reigned alone; under the Bill of Rights Anne became heiress presumptive, publicly reconciled with the king, and was allowed to return to St James's Palace. William still refused to let her act as regent during his campaigns. In 1700 her son William, Duke of Gloucester, died in childhood, deepening the Protestant succession crisis and paving the way for the later Act of Settlement. She became queen in 1702.

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