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born Feb. 6, 1665, London, Eng.
died Aug. 1, 1714, London
Queen of Great Britain (170214) and the last Stuart monarch.
Second daughter of James II , who was overthrown by William III in 1688, Anne became queen on William's death (1702). Though she wished to rule independently, her intellectual limitations and poor health led her to rely on advisers, including the duke of Marlborough . Her reign was marked by the Act of Union with Scotland (1707) and by bitter rivalries between Whigs and Tories. Because she never gave birth to a successor, the regency passed to the Hanoverian descendants of James I.