The Peace of Rijswijk worsens the position of the Stuarts, who aspire to regain regency in England. The peace is signed by France, the Netherlands, Spain, and England. The divine right monarchy in England ends. William of Orange, by the will not of God but of the nation, nominates the Duke of Gloucester, Anne’s son, as his successor. Maria Beatrice d’Este, former Queen of England and wife of James II, former King of England, is awarded an annual annuity of 50,000 pounds (which will be paid only for a brief initial period).
