Name |
Stuart, James |
Prefix |
King Of England |
Suffix |
II |
Occupation |
1686, at age 3 |
appointed Lord High Admiral |
Born |
14 Oct 1633 |
St.James' Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
Gender |
Male |
AFN |
96X1-G5 |
Baptism |
24 Nov 1633 |
St James Palace, London, England |
Occupation |
1642 |
invested with the Order of the Garter |
Title of Nobility |
22 Jan 1644 |
created Duke of York |
Acceded |
6 Feb 1685 |
England |
Title of Nobility |
6 Feb 1685 |
King of England and Ireland as James II |
Title of Nobility |
6 Feb 1685 |
King of Scotland as James VII |
Abdication |
11 Dec 1688 |
Throne of England (by declaration) |
Ruled |
4 Apr 1689 |
Convention parliament declared that James VII had forfeited the Scottish throne. |
Religion |
while continuing the persecution of the Presbyter |
He is best known for struggles with the English Parliament and his attempts to create religious liberty for English Roman Catholics and Protestant nonconformists against the wishes of the Anglican establishment, |
Residence |
After fleeing to Ireland, he lived out the rest of his life in France as a pretender at a court sponsored by his cousin and ally, King Louis XIV. |
_FSFTID |
LHQ2-HWQ |
_UID |
34313C77E881D84D83ACC9A7153F44A68306 |
Died |
16 Sep 1701 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France |
Buried |
26 Sep 1701 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Person ID |
I27443 |
NewFranceGenealogy |
Last Modified |
24 May 2017 |
Father |
Stuart, King Of England Charles I, b. 19 Nov 1600, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland , d. 30 Jan 1649, Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England (Age 48 years) |
Mother |
de Bourbon, Queen/England Henriette, b. 25 Nov 1609, Louvre, Paris, Île-de-France, France , d. 10 Sep 1669, Château de Colombes, Colombes, Seine, France (Age 59 years) |
Married |
13 Jun 1625 |
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
Family ID |
F11862 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |