Hanoverian succession

Established by the Act of Settlement (1701). In order to prevent James Edward Stuart, the Catholic son of James II, to become king, the line of succession was passed on to Sophia of Hanover and her heirs.

Sources

Simms, Brendan. The Hanoverian dimension in British history. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Wende, Peter. Englische Könige und Königinnen der Neuzeit. München: C.H.Beck, 2008.