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.

Sidney → monarchServed → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Sir Edward Seymour → monarchServed → James II of England ⓘ
Sir John Trevor → monarchServed → James II of England ⓘ
Sir Thomas Littleton → monarchServed → James II of England ⓘ
Sir Thomas Osborne → monarchServed → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Fort James → namedAfter → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King James II of England
Jamestown → namedAfter → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James, Duke of York (later King James II of England)
Lord High Admiral of England → notableHolder → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James, Duke of York (later James II)
Stewart family → notableMember → James II of England ⓘ
Stuart → notableMonarch → James II of England ⓘ
Mary → notableRelative → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Princess Anne Stuart → notableRelative → James II of England ⓘ
United Company → operatedDuringReignOf → James II of England ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion → opponent → James II of England ⓘ
William II of Scotland → opponent → James II of England ⓘ
The Immortal Seven → opposedTo → James II of England ⓘ
Glorious Revolution → overthrew → James II of England ⓘ
Bloodless Revolution → participant → James II of England ⓘ
Coronation of James II → participant → James II of England ⓘ
Restoration theatre → patron → James II of England ⓘ
Seven Bishops → petitionAddressedTo → James II of England ⓘ
Mary II of England → predecessor → James II of England ⓘ
Mary II of Scotland → predecessor → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary II of England
William II of Scotland → predecessor → James II of England ⓘ
Order of the Thistle → reFoundedBy → James II of England ⓘ
James II of England → regnalName → James II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II
Battle of Aughrim (1691) → relatedPerson → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II of England and VII of Scotland
Edgar, Duke of Cambridge → relative → James II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of England → relative → James II of England ⓘ
Frances Aylesbury → relative → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: James II of England (by marriage through her daughter)
Lord Clarendon → relativeByMarriage → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
this entity surface form: King James II of England
Palace of Whitehall → residenceOf → James II of England ⓘ
Charles II of England → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth Stuart → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth of England → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Henrietta of England → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Mary → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Princess Anne Stuart → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
Sophia Stuart → sibling → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince James, later James II and VII
Battle of Sedgemoor → significance → James II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: secured James II’s short-term hold on the English throne
Stuart period → significantFigure → James II of England ⓘ
Frances Aylesbury → spouse → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Anne Hyde
Mary of Modena → spouse → James II of England ⓘ
Anne Hyde → spouseOf → James II of England ⓘ