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May 18, 2024 · James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth was the illegitimate son of King Charles II and Lucy Walter. He was born whilst his parents were in exile in the Netherlands whilst England was...
May 18, 2024 · Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (11 February 1651 – 6 February 1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family's titles. She was married to James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and the couple had six children, only two of whom ...
4 days ago · Some members of Parliament even proposed to pass the crown to Charles's illegitimate son, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. [63] In 1679, with the Exclusion Bill in danger of passing, Charles II dissolved Parliament. [64]
3 days ago · The centre house on the east was let from 1715 to Anne, duchess of Buccleuch (d. 1732), widow of James Scott, duke of Monmouth (d. 1685), and from 1718 she also took the adjoining house at right angles: (fn. 12) her residency there gave the house its popular name of Monmouth House, but that led later writers to assume that the block had original...
May 6, 2024 · The key dates & events of the Monmouth Rebellion in England & Scotland by the Duke of Monmouth & Earl of Argyll against King James II/VII
May 19, 2024 · From May 1684, Charles II's illegitimate son, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, lived in the Netherlands, where he was fêted by William and Mary. Monmouth was viewed as a rival to the Duke of York, and as a potential Protestant heir who could supplant the Duke in the line of succession.
