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 | | Accordingly by the Act of Settlement of 1701 the English Crown, in default of issue from either William or Anne, was settled upon the most excellent princess Sophia, electress and duchessdowager of Hanover and the heirs of her body, being Protestant. |
 | | Sophia watched affairs in England during the reign of Anne with great interest, although her son, the elector George Louis, objected to any interference in that country, and Anne disliked all mention of her successor. |
 | | Sophia, who corresponded with Leibnitz, was a strong woman both mentally and physically, and possessed wide and cultured tastes. |
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