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Mary of Modena (Italian: Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; 5 October [O.S. 25 September] 1658 – 7 May [O.S. 26 April] 1718) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII.
Mar 26, 2024 · Mary of Modena was the second wife of King James II of England; it was presumably on her inducement that James fled from England during the Glorious Revolution (1688–89). The daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena, she grew up a devout Roman Catholic.
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Apr 9, 2023 · The Queen Consort’s Sceptre with Cross was originally supplied for the coronation of Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of James II, in 1685 by Robert Vyner, and is inlaid with rock crystals.
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Apr 10, 2023 · 2:04 pm. Crown Jewels, Explanation. When James II’s Queen Consort, Mary of Modena, was crowned in 1685, she needed her own set of regalia. Charles II married the year after his coronation, meaning a consort’s set was not created at the same time as the main Crown Jewels after the Interregnum.
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As the first Queen Consort to participate in the coronation ceremony since the Restoration of the monarchy, Mary of Modena required a set of regalia, which was supplied by the royal goldsmith in 1685. The commission included this Consort's Sceptre with Dove. The sceptre has been used by every subsequent Queen Consort.
Apr 9, 2023 · The ivory staff which Camilla will hold was made in 1685 for Queen Mary of Modena, wife of James II. She was the first Queen Consort to participate in a coronation ceremony following the...
Nov 4, 2014 · The consort’s regalia, which had been made in 1685 for Mary’s stepmother, Mary of Modena, wouldn’t do. Mary II wasn’t being crowned as a consort. She was a monarch in her own right, and she would need a set of regalia equal to that of her husband.
