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Hace 2 días · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- 6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
- Henrietta Maria of France
Hace 2 días · James II & VII: King of Scotland; Reign: 30 January 1649 – 3 September 1651: Coronation: 1 January 1651: Predecessor: Charles I: Successor: Military government
- 29 May 1660 –, 6 February 1685
- Henrietta Maria of France
Hace 2 días · Accession of James II. When Charles II died in 1685, Anne's father became King James II of England and VII of Scotland. To the consternation of the English people, James began to give Catholics military and administrative offices, in contravention of the Test Acts that were designed to prevent such appointments.
- 8 March 1702 – 1 August 1714
- Anne Hyde
Hace 3 días · Overview of Windsor Castle, the English royal residence, located in the county of Berkshire, England, with origins dating from the 9th century.
Hace 3 días · Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. (Show more) Born: April 21, 1926, London, England. Died: September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (aged 96) House / Dynasty:
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hace 4 días · While the Catholicism of Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II) and Mary of Modena (James II’s second wife) is well attested, Anne’s confessional identity is certainly debated, which Dunn-Hensley acknowledges when she notes the ‘scholarly disagreement about the details of Anna’s conversion and about her confessional identity’ (p. 26).
Hace 5 días · George II, king of Great Britain and elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760. Although he possessed sound political judgment, his lack of self-confidence caused him to rely heavily on his ministers, most notable of whom was Sir Robert Walpole. Learn more about George II’s life and reign in this article.
