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Mary of Modena. Mary of Modena ( Italian: Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; [1] 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. A devout Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and ...
- Alfonso Iv, Duke of Modena
Alfonso IV d'Este (2 February 1634 – 16 July 1662) was Duke...
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The State Crown of Mary of Modena is the consort crown made...
- Alfonso Iv, Duke of Modena
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. She married James, Duke of York, (the future James II) in 1673.
- 23 April 1685
- 5 October 1658, Ducal Palace, Modena
- 6 February 1685 – 11 December 1688
Mary of Modena was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. A devout Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and heir presumptive of Charles II. She was devoted to James and their children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the thrones, James Francis Edward, and Louisa Maria Teresa.
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 ...
Born Louise Mary Theresa on June 18, 1692, in St. Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France; died of smallpox on April 18, 1712, in St. Germain-en-Laye; daughter of Mary of Modena (1658–1718) and James II (1633–1701), king of England (r. 1685–1688, deposed). When Mary of Modena gave birth to a boy, James Francis Edward Stuart, in June 1688, he ...
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Mary of Modena was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was the second wife of King James II. Mary was a very firm Catholic. She married James, Duke of York, in 1673. He was the younger brother of Charles II. Mary was not interested in politics. Instead, she was devoted to James, and gave birth to two children who lived to become adults. They were Louise Mary and the Jacobite ...
