Heir To William II
The Claim of Right Act had determined that after the death of both William and Mary, and failing any issue born to both of them (any children born to William by a subsequent wife were placed further down the list), the Crown would next pass to Mary's sister
- Anne, wife of Prince George of Denmark and the surviving Protestant daughter of James VII, who accordingly became heiress-apparent.
William II died on 8 March 1702, and was succeeded by his sister-in-law.
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