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On 31 December 1660, following his brother's restoration, James was created Duke of Albany in Scotland, to go along with his English title, Duke of York. [25] Upon his return to England, James prompted an immediate controversy by announcing his engagement to Anne Hyde , the daughter of Charles's chief minister, Edward Hyde .
Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) [2] [a] was the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry—Edward Hyde (later created Earl of Clarendon)—and met her future husband when they were both living in exile in the Netherlands.
Mary was described by contemporaries as "tall and admirably shaped", and was sought as a bride for James, Duke of York, by Lord Peterborough. [10] [11] Lord Peterborough was Groom of the Stole to the Duke of York. A widower, James was the younger brother and heir of Charles II of England. [12]
In 1685, King Charles II died and his brother, the Duke of York, was crowned as James II. When the Duke became King, the theatre became the Queen's Theatre in 1685, referring to James' second wife, Mary of Modena. The name remained when William III and Mary II came to the throne in 1689. It was the fourth home of the Duke's Company, one of the ...
Portrait of James when Duke of York in 1684, by Godfrey Kneller. Mary of Modena in c. 1687 after her coronation as queen consort, a portrait by Godfrey Kneller.. James's predecessor and elder brother, King Charles II, had come to the throne in the 1660 Stuart Restoration, which followed the English Civil Wars, the execution of Charles I and the five year republic known as The Protectorate.
3rd Duke of York, 8th Earl of Ulster: King James II 1430–1460: Prince Edward 1442–1483 4th Duke of York, 9th Earl of Ulster Later King Edward IV: Dukedom of York (1st creation) and Earldom of Ulster (2nd Irish creation) merged in the Crown, 1461: Duke of Albany (2nd creation), 1458: Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474: Alexander Stewart 1454 ...
Portrait of James, Duke of York is a 1673 portrait painting by the French artist Henri Gascar depicting the future James II of England, then Duke of York. [1] [2] [3] James is portrayed in Baroque style in Roman clothing in the style of Mars, the god of war. He stands in a pavilion with his flagship the Royal Prince in the background.
Isabel Stuart (28 August 1676 – 2 March 1681), also called Isobel and Isabella, [1] was a daughter of the future King James II of England and his second wife, Mary of Modena. Isabel was born at St James's Palace in London. [2] She was the second daughter of James and Mary, after her sister Catherine Laura who died eleven months before Isabel ...