James II of England

Crowns held

• Monarch of England1685–1688
• Monarch of Scotland1685–1688
• King of Ireland1685–1688

Marriages

• Anne, Duchess of YorkEnglish Royal1659–1671
• Mary of ModenaQueen consort of England (1685-1688)from 1673

Other partners

Relationships recorded without a marriage.

• Catherine Sedley, Countess of DorchesterBritish countess1657–1717
• Arabella ChurchillMistress1648–1730
• Margaret Brooke1642–1666

Parents

• Charles I of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 16491600–1649
• Henrietta Maria of FranceQueen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I1609–1669

Siblings

• Charles James Stuart, Duke of Cornwall1629
• Charles II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland1630–1685
• Mary Henrietta, Princess RoyalEldest daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; mother of William III of England1631–1660
• Princess Elizabeth of EnglandEnglish Royal1635–1650
• Princess Anne of EnglandDaughter of King Charles I1637–1640
• Catherine Stuart1639
• Henry Stuart, Duke of GloucesterSon of Charles I of England1640–1660
• Henrietta of EnglandEnglish princess, duchesse of Orléans1644–1670

Children

• Charles Stuart, Duke of CambridgeDuke of Cambridge1660–1661
• Mary II of EnglandQueen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 16941662–1694
• Prince James, Duke of CambridgeEnglish prince1663–1667
• Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 17141665–1714
• Charles Stuart, Duke of KendalDuke of Kendal1666–1667
• Henrietta FitzJamesIllegitimate daughter1667–1730
• Edgar Stuart, Duke of CambridgeBritish prince1667–1671
• Henrietta Stuart1669
• James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickAnglo-French military leader1670–1734
• Catherine Stuart1671
• Henry FitzJames1st Duke of Albemarle in the Jacobite peerage1673–1702
• Arabella FitzJames1673–1704
• Catherine Laura Stuart1675
• Princess Isabel of YorkEnglish Royal1676–1681
• Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge1677
• Elizabeth Stuart(born 1678)1678–c. 1678
• Charlotte Maria Stuart1682
• James Darnley1684–1685
• Catherine Sheffield, Duchess of Buckingham and Normanby(died 1743)1685–1743
• James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of WalesPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne1688–1766
• Louisa Maria StuartBritish princess1692–1712
• Charles Darnley

Succession questions

• Why did James II of England succeed Charles II of England?
  Inheritance, after failed attempts to exclude him
• Why did William III of England succeed James II of England?
  Deposition by invasion and parliamentary settlement; joint monarchy with Mary II
• Why did Mary II of England succeed James II of England?
  Deposition of her father; crown offered jointly to her and her husband

About

James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland, his reign was marked by conflicts over religion, absolutism and the divine right of kings; his deposition ended a century of political and civil strife by confirming the primacy of the English Parliament over the Crown.

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