<P> The Act of Settlement is an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants only . The next Protestant in line to the throne was the Electress Sophia of Hanover , a granddaughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England . After her the crowns would descend only to her non-Roman Catholic heirs . </P>
<P> The Act of Settlement is an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants only . The next Protestant in line to the throne was the Electress Sophia of Hanover , a granddaughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England . After her the crowns would descend only to her non-Roman Catholic heirs . </P>
1701 act of settlement heirs to the throne
1701 act of settlement heirs to the throne
Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of Hanover