Anne was born in western Europe.
Anne ( 6 February 1665 -- 1 August 1714 ) became Queen of England , Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 . The Kingdom of Scotland ( Rìoghachd na h-Alba Kinrick o Scotland ) was a state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843 , which joined with the Kingdom of England to form a unified Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 .