Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689–1700), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of Great Britain) and her husband, Prince George, Duke of Cumberland. William was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed as a Protestant champion because his birth seemed to cement the Protestant succession established in the "Glorious Revolution" that had deposed his Catholic grandfather James II the previous year. Anne was estranged from her brother-in-law, William III, and her sister, Mary II, but supported the links that developed between them and her son. Prince William befriended his Welsh body-servant at his nursery in Campden House, Kensington; his memoir of the Duke is an important source for historians. William's precarious health was a constant source of worry to his mother. His death at the age of eleven precipitated a succession crisis as his mother was the only individual remaining in the Protestant line of succession established by the Bill of Rights 1689. To avoid the throne passing to a Catholic, the Act of Settlement 1701 settled the throne on Electress Sophia of Hanover, a cousin of King James, and her Protestant heirs.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1701:
French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, which later grew into the city of Detroit (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit
1783:
The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and the Russian Empire signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, establishing Georgia as a protectorate of Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Georgievsk
1923:
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle the Anatolian part of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of modern Turkey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lausanne
1967:
During a speech in Montreal, French President Charles de Gaulle declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vive_le_Qu%C3%A9bec_libre
2002:
Having been convicted of accepting bribes, income tax evasion, and racketeering, James Traficant was expelled from the United States House of Representatives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Traficant
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
sagacity: The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; wisdom. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sagacity
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
When a dream is born in you With a sudden clamorous pain, When you know the dream is true And lovely, with no flaw nor stain, O then, be careful, or with sudden clutch You'll hurt the delicate thing you prize so much. --Robert Graves https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Graves