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James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
James II: James Stuart, Prince of Wales: Heir apparent Son 10 June 1688 Born 13 February 1689 Father deposed, excluded from succeeding Mary, Princess of Orange Sister William III: Mutual heirs [24] Husband 13 February 1689 Became joint monarchs: 28 December 1694 Became sole monarch: Princess Anne of Denmark [25] Sister(-in-law) Mary II: Mary II ...
Portrait of James II of England is a 1684 portrait painting by the German-born British artist Godfrey Kneller. [1] It depicts the future James II , then Duke of York and heir to his brother Charles II .
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys PC (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", [1] was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as Lord High Steward in certain instances).
Death said to have been caused by the shock of hearing that his son James (later King James I of Scotland) had been captured by the English. Henry IV: House of Lancaster (England) 15 April 1367 1399–1413 20 March 1413 Several years of ill health- some type of visible skin ailment. Leprosy is also rumoured to have been possible. Henry V
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James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) [a] was the House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766. The only son of James II of England and his second wife, Mary of Modena, he was Prince of Wales and heir until his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the ...
In 1682, King James II of England, who was the Duke of York at the time, managed to narrowly escape the sinking ship named "The Gloucester" which went down off the coast of eastern England after ...