James VII, King o Scots
Appearance
James II & VII | |
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![]() Portrait bi Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1684 | |
Keeng o Ingland, Scotland an Ireland (mair...) | |
Ring | 6 Februar 1685 – 11 December 1688 |
Coronation | 23 Aprile 1685 |
Predecessor | Charles II |
Successors | William III & II an Mary II |
Born | 14 October 1633 (N.S.: 24 October 1633) St. James's Palace, Lunnon |
Dee'd | 16 September 1701N.S.) Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fraunce | (aged 67) (
Buirial | Kirk o the Inglis Benedictines, Paris; later St Germain parish kirk[1] |
Spouse | Anne Hyde (1660–1671; her daith) Mary o Modena (1673–1701; his daith) |
Issue | |
Hoose | Hoose o Stuart |
Faither | Charles I |
Mither | Henrietta Maria o Fraunce |
Releegion | Roman Catholicism |
Seegnatur | ![]() |
King James VII an II (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) becam King o Ingland, Scots, an Ireland frae 6 Februar 1685. He wis the hindermaist Catholic ryal tae ring ower the Ingland, Scotland, or Ireland. His fowk daed mislippen his religious policies an said despotism, willin a group o thaim tae depone him in the Glorious Revolution. His protestant dochter Mary II an his guid-son King Billy wis pitten intil office, no his Catholic son James Francis Edward. James VII wis the last ryal o Scotland tae uise the traditional title "King o Scots", that haed been in uiss sin Kenneth I o Scotland in 843. Mary II, William (King Billy) an Anne I uised "o Scotland" no "o Scots".
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