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    • James II of England

    James II & VII[a]

    Portrait by Peter Lely

    Reign6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
    Coronation23 April 1685
    PredecessorCharles II
    SuccessorsWilliam III & II and Mary II
    Born14 October 1633
    (N.S.: 24 October 1633)
    St James's Palace, London, England
    Died16 September 1701 (aged 67) (N.S.)
    Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
    Burial

    Church of the English Benedictines, Paris, France

    Spouse

    Anne Hyde

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    (m. 1660; died 1671)​
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    HouseStuart
    FatherCharles I of England
    MotherHenrietta Maria of France
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    James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688. He was King James II in England and Ireland, and King James VII in Scotland. He was also Duke of Normandy from 31 December 1660. He lost his kingdoms in the Glorious Revolu