Timeline June 1701

Events in June 1701 3

• 1607 – 1701 Madeleine de Scudery (1607-1701) Died 2 June 1701, aged 93 Madeleine de Scudery was a French novelist celebrated for her lengthy romances and her salon, which made her a central figure in Parisian literary society. She was the first woman to receive a pension from the French Academy for her writing. Her work influenced the development of the French novel.
• 1701 Act of Settlement passed English Parliament secures a Protestant succession to the throne The Act of Settlement barred Roman Catholics, and those married to Catholics, from inheriting the English throne. It ultimately placed the House of Hanover in line for succession after Queen Anne, since closer Catholic claimants were excluded. The act remains a foundation of the British constitutional monarchy.
• 1701 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel founded Church of England missionary society chartered to serve the colonies King William III granted a royal charter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, an Anglican missionary organization. The society sent clergy to British colonies in North America and the Caribbean. It became one of the most influential English missionary bodies of the eighteenth century.