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Mar 25, 2024 · James II and VII (14 Oct 1633 – 16 Sep 1701) Stuart was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. He reigned from the death of his brother Charles II on 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in 1688, an event that became known as the Glorious Revolution.
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James VII and II (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. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
The following is a simplified family tree of the English, Scottish, and British monarchs. For more-detailed charts see: Family tree of the British royal family from James VI and I to the present.
Sep 2, 2022 · James II of England (r. 1685-1688) reigned briefly as the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland until he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of November 1688. James, also known as James VII of Scotland, was the fourth Stuart monarch.
May 9, 2024 · James II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) and replaced by William III and Mary II. That revolution, engendered by James’s Roman Catholicism, permanently established Parliament as the ruling power in England.
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