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.

Her Grace The Duchess of York → spouseOf → James II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Anne Hyde
Charles II of England → successor → James II of England ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland → supportedRuler → James II of England ⓘ