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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.
- Alfonso Iv, Duke of Modena
Alfonso IV d'Este (2 February 1634 – 16 July 1662) was Duke...
- State Crown
The State Crown of Mary of Modena is the consort crown made...
- Alfonso Iv, Duke of Modena
Mar 26, 2024 · Mary of Modena (born October 5, 1658, Modena, Modena [Italy]—died May 7, 1718, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) 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).
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Mary of Modena (Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; 05 October [ O.S. 25 September] 1658 – 7 May [ O.S. 26 April] 1718) was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was the second wife of King James II. Mary was a very firm Catholic.
- 23 April 1685
- 5 October 1658, Ducal Palace, Modena
- 6 February 1685 – 11 December 1688
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.
Born Mary Beatrice Eleanor on October 5 (some sources cite September 25), 1658, at the Ducal Palace, Modena, Italy; died of cancer on May 7 or 8, 1718, at Château St. Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France; interred at the Abbey of Visitation of St. Mary, Chaillot, France; daughter of Alphonso IV or Alfonso IV, duke of Modena, and Laura Martinozzi ...
Dec 9, 2016 · Mary of Modena. Posted on December 9, 2016. Today’s figure is Catherine of Modena, James II’s wife because it was on the 9 th December 1688 that James II lost the Battle of Reading which marked the moment when his son-in-law William of Orange effectively deposed the hapless Stuart with the help of his people. James having deposited his wife ...