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His first wife, Anne Hyde, had converted during their marriage and convinced her husband to do the same, however their daughters were raised Protestant. On July 15, Louis XIV deputized Charles Colbert, Marquis de Croissy to propose both Mary Beatrice and her paternal aunt, Eleonora, as possible brides, promising to bequeath whoever was chosen ...
Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.
Mary II (born April 30, 1662, London, England—died December 28, 1694, London) was the queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–94) and wife of King William III. As the daughter of King James II, she made it possible for her Dutch husband to become co-ruler of England after he overthrew James’s government.
William of Orange, Protestant husband of James's elder daughter, Mary (by James's first and Protestant wife, Anne Hyde), was therefore welcomed when he invaded on 5 November 1688. The Army and the Navy (disaffected despite James's investment in them) deserted to William, and James fled to France.
l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Mary II © The daughter of James II, Mary and her husband William of Orange became co-rulers of England after the 'Glorious Revolution'. Mary was born...
v. w. x. y. z. James II © James was a Stuart king of England, Scotland and Ireland who in 1688 was overthrown in the 'Glorious Revolution' by William III. James was born on 14 October 1633 to...
In 1589, Anna of Denmark (1574–1619), married King James VI & I (1566–1625) to become queen consort of the multiple Stuart kingdom and the mother of the future King of Britain.
