James Stuart

James Stuart (1633 - 1701)

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James (James II) "King of England and Scotland, Duke of York and Albany" Stuart
Born in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Husband of — married (to ) in London, Englandmap
Husband of — married [location unknown]
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Died in Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Francemap
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Profile last modified | Created 23 Nov 2008 | Last significant change: 24 Apr 2018
17:58: Isabelle Rassinot edited the Biography for James II Stuart. (cleaned up blurb of no-longer-linked jpgs which caused a DB error.) [Thank Isabelle for this]
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Biography

The House of Stuart crest.
James II Stuart is a member of the House of Stuart.
Preceded by
Charles II		 James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland
06 Feb 1685 - 11 Dec 1688		 Succeeded by
William III & II and Mary II

Biography

James II and VII (14 October 1633O.S. – 16 September 1701 was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.

The second surviving son of Charles I, he ascended the throne upon the death of his brother, Charles II. Members of Britain's Protestant political elite increasingly suspected him of being pro-French and pro-Catholic and of having designs on becoming an absolute monarch.

When he produced a Catholic heir, leading nobles called on his Protestant son-in-law and nephew William of Orange to land an invasion army from the Netherlands, which he did in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James fled England (and thus was held to have abdicated). He was replaced by his eldest, Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. James made one serious attempt to recover his crowns from William and Mary when he landed in Ireland in 1689.

After the defeat of the Jacobite forces by the Williamites at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690, James returned to France. He lived out the rest of his life at the French court sponsored by his cousin and ally, King Louis XIV.

Legacy

Albany County and Ulster County, both in New York State, were named in his honor during colonial times. New York itself - city, county (aka Manhattan) and state - are also named after him.

Family

m.1 Anne Hyde 3 Sep 1660 London. Issue.
  • 1. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (22 Oct 1660 - 05 May 1661).
  • 2. Mary II (30 Apr 1662 - 28 Dec 1694)
  • 3. James, Duke of Cambridge (12 Jul 1663 - 20 Jun 1667)
  • 4. Anne of Great Britain (6 Feb 1665 - 01 Aug 1714)
  • 5. Charles, Duke of Kendal (4 Jul 1666 - 22 May 1667)
  • 6. Edgar, Duke of Cambridge (14 Sep 1667 - 08 June 1671)
  • 7. Henrietta (13 Jan 1669 - 15 Nov 1669)
  • 8. Catherine (09 Feb 1671 - 05 Dec 1671).


m.2 30 Sep 1673 Mary of Modena. Issue:
  • 1. Catherine Laura (10 Jan 1675 - 03 Oct 1675)
  • 2. Isabel (28 Aug 1676 - 02 Mar 1681)
  • 3. Charles, Duke of Cambridge (07 Nov 1677 - 12 Dec 1677)
  • 4. Charlotte Maria (16 Aug 1682 - 16 Oct 1682)
  • 5. James III and VIII (Jacobite) 10 Jun 1688 - 01 Jan 1766 m. Maria Clementina Sobieska. Issue.
  • 6. Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart 28 Jun 1692 - 20 Apr 1712


mistress. abt 1665 Arabella Churchill. Issue:
  • 1. Henrietta FitzJames, (1667 – 03 Apr 1730)
  • 2. James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, (1670–1734)
  • 3. Henry FitzJames, 1st Duke of Albemarle, (1673–1702)
  • 4. Arabella FitzJames, (1674 – 07 Nov 1704), nun.


mistress. Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (21 Dec 1657 – 26 Oct 1717). Issue:[1]
  • 1. Catherine Darnley (d.1743)
m.1 James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey
m.2 John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby.

Sources

  • The Complete Peerage Vol 1 P83

https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/82/mode/2up

  • King James, II on Find A Grave: Memorial #1976 retrieved 23 sep 2016

James II "King of Scotland, Ireland and England" Stuart. [2][3][4][5][6] II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York.

Charles II Stuart. [7]

James Ii (Scotland) Stuart King Of England.

Charles II King of England. [8]

James II and VII. [9]

Charles II King of England. [10]

King James II. [11]

James II Stuart,. Found multiple versions of name. Using James II "King of Scotland, Ireland and England" Stuart.

Born 14 Oct 1633. St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] 14 October 1633. London, Middlesex, England. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 14 Oct 1633

Died 16 Sep 1701. Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27] 16 September 1701. Saint-Germain-En-Laye, Yvelines, Île-De-France, France. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 16 Sep 1701

Buried Departement des Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France. [28]

Marriage Marriage 24 Nov 1659. Breda, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. [29]

Marriage 11 May 1625. Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Marriage 1646[30] Marriage Bet. 13–23 Jun 1625. St Augustine's Church, Canterbury, Keny, England.

Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
  2. ↑ Source: #S-904391116 Source number: 3204.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
  3. ↑ Source: #S-903935786
  4. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  5. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  6. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  7. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  8. ↑ Source: #S-903905302
  9. ↑ Source: #S-902987677 Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
  10. ↑ Source: #S1103458554 Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England; Date Range: 1646 - 1766; Film Number: 230649
  11. ↑ Source: #S-904005460
  12. ↑ Source: #S-904391116 Source number: 3204.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
  13. ↑ Source: #S-903935786
  14. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  15. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  16. ↑ Source: #S-904005460
  17. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  18. ↑ Source: #S1103458554 Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England; Date Range: 1646 - 1766; Film Number: 230649
  19. ↑ Source: #S-902987677 Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
  20. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  21. ↑ Source: #S-903935786
  22. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  23. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  24. ↑ Source: #S-904005460
  25. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  26. ↑ Source: #S-902987677 Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
  27. ↑ Source: #S-904005458
  28. ↑ Source: #S-904005460
  29. ↑ Source: #S-904391116 Source number: 3204.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
  30. ↑ Source: #S-902987677 Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
  • Source: S-902987677 Repository: #R-1274706077 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Repository: R-1274706077 Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-903905302 Repository: #R-1274706077 England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S-903935786 Repository: #R-1274706077 Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S-904005458 Repository: #R-1274706077 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S-904005460 Repository: #R-1274706077 Web: International, Find A Grave Index Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  • Source: S-904391116 Repository: #R-1274706077 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
  • Source: S-904681126 Repository: #R-1274706077 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=42463438&pid=918
  • Source: S1103458554 Repository: #R-1274706077 England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc


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Collaboration

On 4 Apr 2017 at 10:18 GMT Allan Stuart wrote:

Thanks John that will do nicely.

On 4 Apr 2017 at 09:15 GMT John Atkinson wrote:

Thanks Allan, I've changed that last sentence but not used either term.

On 4 Apr 2017 at 09:08 GMT Allan Stuart wrote:

In the Bio can the word Pretender be replaced with Deposed King, a far more accurate description.

On 19 Feb 2017 at 08:55 GMT C. Mackinnon wrote:

James is categorised as a slave trader which is pejorative. Should it be discussed in the biography?

On 19 Feb 2017 at 08:41 GMT C. Mackinnon wrote:

"He lived out the rest of his life as a pretender at a court sponsored by his cousin and ally, King Louis XIV." Sentence is a little odd. James was never regarded as a pretender. The pretenders were his son James and his grandson Charles.

On 27 Nov 2016 at 15:33 GMT Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill wrote:

C., we don't add mistresses as spouses. Generally we note and link to them in the biography.

On 23 Mar 2016 at 17:21 GMT Kirk Hess wrote:

Stewart-16542 and Stuart-19 appear to represent the same person because: The bio is pretty clear...

On 28 Sep 2014 at 01:34 GMT N (Sweet) S wrote:

Stuart-19 and II-47 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same ruler.

On 23 Aug 2014 at 21:36 GMT Bob Fields wrote:

Stuart-989 and Stuart-19 appear to represent the same person because: James II King of England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England. Both profiles have the exact same birth and death dates.



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