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Anne's death brings an end to the reign of the House of Stuart, in that her half-brother James Francis Edward Stuart, the eldest son of James II of England, has been ineligible for the British throne based on the Act of Settlement 1701 had barred members of the Roman Catholic church from becoming monarchs. George of Hanover, as great-grandson of James I of England and a second cousin to Anne, is deemed the eldest living Protestant descendant of James I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366497107#July–September", "title": "1714", "revid": 1366497107, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1714, "year_label": "1714 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 1", "text": "1 August – Hanoverian succession: George, elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain on the death at Kensington Palace following a stroke of his second cousin, Queen Anne, without surviving issue and the death on 28 May of the designated first heir Electress Sophia of Hanover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1301355538#Events", "title": "1714 in Great Britain", "revid": 1301355538, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1714, "year_label": "1714 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 18", "text": "September 18 – George I, the new King of Great Britain and Ireland, arrives in Britain for the first time in his life, after having departed Hannover and sailing from the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366497107#July–September", "title": "1714", "revid": 1366497107, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1719, "year_label": "1719 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 9", "text": "November 9 – Treaties of Stockholm (Great Northern War): In a treaty with Hanover, Sweden cedes the Duchies of Bremen and Verden (in northern Germany) to Hanover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365415998#October–December", "title": "1719", "revid": 1365415998, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1719, "year_label": "1719 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 9", "text": "9 November – Peace between Sweden and Hannover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279556241#Events", "title": "1719 in Sweden", "revid": 1279556241, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1724, "year_label": "1724 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – \"Peter the Wild Boy\" is captured near Helpensen in Hanover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372325153#July–September", "title": "1724", "revid": 1372325153, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1729, "year_label": "1729 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 8", "text": "January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover. For 23 years, Frederick is heir apparent to the British throne, but dies of a lung injury in 1751.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368871381#January–March", "title": "1729", "revid": 1368871381, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1729, "year_label": "1729 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 8", "text": "8 January – Frederick, the eldest son of George II, is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hanover. For 23 years, he will be heir apparent to the British throne but dies of a lung injury in 1751.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835699#Events", "title": "1729 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835699, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the combined armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#July–September", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369630031#Events", "title": "1747 in Austria", "revid": 1369630031, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1756, "year_label": "1756 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 16", "text": "16 January – Treaty of Westminster signed between Britain and Prussia guaranteeing the neutrality of Hanover, the German province controlled by King George II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360196052#Events", "title": "1756 in Great Britain", "revid": 1360196052, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1758, "year_label": "1758 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 22", "text": "22 October in Hanover – Friedrich Rehberg, German portrait and historical painter (died 1835)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331901143#Births", "title": "1758 in Germany", "revid": 1331901143, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1803, "year_label": "1803 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373209562#July–September", "title": "1803", "revid": 1373209562, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": null, "text": "The Herrenhäuser Brewery is founded in Hanover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330911302#Undated", "title": "1868 in Germany", "revid": 1330911302, "section": "Events › Undated"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Herrenhäuser Brewery is established in Hanover, Germany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363668193#Date_unknown", "title": "1868", "revid": 1363668193, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1871, "year_label": "1871 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "October 8", "text": "October 8 – Continental AG is founded as Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie in Hanover, Germany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368649173#October–December", "title": "1871", "revid": 1368649173, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1924, "year_label": "1924 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "December 19", "text": "December 19 – German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for the murder and dismemberment of at least 24 young males in Hanover.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372136634#December", "title": "1924", "revid": 1372136634, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 4", "text": "January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine Der Spiegel published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#January", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 3", "text": "June 3 – Eschede train disaster: an Intercity-Express high-speed train derails between Hanover and Hamburg, Germany, causing 101 deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#June", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › June"}}]}