James II of England

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Catholic monarch King of England King of Ireland King of Scotland human

James II of England was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland, whose deposition in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to a constitutional shift limiting royal power and securing Protestant succession.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
King James II of England 6
James II 2
James, Duke of York (later James II of England) 2

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic monarch ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
King of Ireland ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ
human ⓘ
battle Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Boyne
birthDate 1633-10-14 ⓘ
birthPlace St James's Palace, London ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the English Benedictines, Paris ⓘ
causeOfDeposition conflict with Parliament ⓘ
opposition to his Catholicism ⓘ
child Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield ⓘ
Henrietta FitzJames ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
Mary II of England ⓘ
conflict Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
coronationDateAsKingOfEngland 1685-04-23 ⓘ
deathDate 1701-09-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
surface form: Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
dynasticClaimants Jacobite pretenders ⓘ
exileLocation France ⓘ
father Charles I of England ⓘ
fullName James VII of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: James Stuart
house House of Stuart ⓘ
invitedOpponents William III of England ⓘ
surface form: William of Orange
legalActAssociated Declaration of Indulgence ⓘ
mother Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ
movementInspired Jacobitism ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
Irish sovereign ⓘ
Scottish ⓘ
notableEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ
opposedBy Church of England ⓘ
surface form: Church of England leadership

Parliament of England ⓘ
surface form: English Parliament
policyGoal religious toleration for Catholics and Protestant dissenters ⓘ
politicalConsequence establishment of constitutional monarchy in England ⓘ
securing of Protestant succession in England ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfEngland Charles II of England ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfIreland Charles II of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles II of Ireland
predecessorAsKingOfScotland James VII of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Charles II of Scotland
regnalName James II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: James II

James VII of Scotland ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfEngland 1688-12-11 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfIreland 1689-07-12 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfScotland 1689-04-11 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfEngland 1685-02-06 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfIreland 1685-02-06 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfScotland 1685-02-06 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Charles II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of England ⓘ
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange ⓘ
sideInBattleOfTheBoyne Jacobite ⓘ
spouse Anne Hyde ⓘ
Mary of Modena ⓘ
successorAsKingOfEngland Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
successorAsKingOfIreland William III of England ⓘ
surface form: William III of Ireland
successorAsKingOfScotland Mary II of Scotland ⓘ
William II of Scotland ⓘ
supportedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
title Duke of Albany ⓘ
Duke of York ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
Prince of England ⓘ
victory Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
wasDeposedIn Glorious Revolution ⓘ

Referenced by (103)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James VII of Scotland → alsoKnownAs → James II of England ⓘ
James VII of Scotland → alsoKnownAs → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II of Ireland
this entity surface form: King James II of England
River Boyne → associatedWith → James II of England ⓘ
Battle of Sedgemoor → belligerent → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King James II of England
Charles I of England → child → James II of England ⓘ
Henrietta Maria of France → child → James II of England ⓘ
Edgar, Duke of Cambridge → childOf → James II of England ⓘ
Henrietta of York → childOf → James II of England ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland → commandedBySide → James II of England ⓘ
Dominion of New England → createdBy → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King James II of England
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → father → James II of England ⓘ
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → father → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James VII of Scotland
Charles, Duke of Cambridge → father → James II of England ⓘ
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield → father → James II of England ⓘ
Edgar, Duke of Cambridge → father → James II of England ⓘ
Edgar, son of King James II of England → father → James II of England ⓘ
Henrietta FitzJames → father → James II of England ⓘ
Henrietta of York → father → James II of England ⓘ
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick → father → James II of England ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart → father → James II of England ⓘ
Mary II of England → father → James II of England ⓘ
Mary II of Scotland → father → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary II of England
Order of the Thistle → foundedBy → James II of England ⓘ
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany → grandfather → James II of England ⓘ
House of Stuart → hasMonarch → James II of England ⓘ
Restoration → hasMonarch → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Restoration (England)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye → hasNotablePerson → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II of England (exiled court)
Coronation of James II → hasSubject → James II of England ⓘ
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → hasSupportedClaimant → James II of England ⓘ
Duke of Lancaster → heldBy → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II
Duchess of York → holderAnneHydeSpouse → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James, Duke of York (later James II of England)
Duchess of York → holderMaryOfModenaSpouse → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James, Duke of York (later James II of England)
Declaration of Indulgence → issuedBy → James II of England ⓘ
Glorious Revolution → keyFigure → James II of England ⓘ
Duke of York → laterBecame → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: James, Duke of York
this entity surface form: King James II of England
Duke of Albany → laterTitle → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: James Stuart, Duke of Albany
Declaration of Indulgence → monarch → James II of England ⓘ
King of Ireland → monarch → James II of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland → monarch → James II of England ⓘ
New York Colony → monarchDuringColonialPeriod → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: William Sancroft
Seven Bishops → monarchOpposed → James II of England ⓘ