| James II and VII | |
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| King of England, Scotland and Ireland | |
| Reign | 6 February 1685 – 11 December 1688 |
| Coronation | 23 April 1685 |
| Predecessor | Charles II |
| Successor | William III & II and Mary II |
| Born | 14 October 1633 (N.S.: 24 October 1633) St. James's Palace, London |
| Died | 16 September 1701 (aged 67) Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Burial | Church of the English Benedictines, Paris |
| Spouse | Anne Hyde (m. 1660; d. 1671) Mary of Modena (m. 1673) |
| Issue | |
| Mary II of England Anne, Queen of Great Britain James Francis Edward Stuart Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart Henrietta FitzJames James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick Henry FitzJames | |
| Royal House | Stuart |
| Royal anthem | Henrietta Maria of France |
| Father | Charles I |
James II and VII (14 October 1633O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.
See also[]
| British monarchs |
| Monarchs of England before 1603 |
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Æthelstan · Edmund I · Eadred · Eadwig · Edgar the Peaceful · Edward the Martyr · Æthelred the Unready · Sweyn Forkbeard · Edmund Ironside · Cnut the Great · Harold Harefoot · Harthacnut · Edward the Confessor · Harold Godwinson · Edgar the Ætheling · William I · William II · Henry I · Stephen · Matilda · Henry II · Henry the Young King · Richard I · John · Henry III · Edward I · Edward II · Edward III · Richard II · Henry IV · Henry V · Henry VI · Edward IV · Edward V · Richard III · Henry VII · Henry VIII · Edward VI · Jane · Mary I and · Philip · Elizabeth I |
| Monarchs of Scotland before 1603 |
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Kenneth I MacAlpin · Donald I · Constantine I · Áed · Giric · Eochaid · Donald II · Constantine II · Malcolm I · Indulf · Dub · Cuilén · Amlaíb · Kenneth II · Constantine III · Kenneth III · Malcolm II · Duncan I · Macbeth · Lulach · Malcolm III Canmore · Donald III · Duncan II · Donald III · Edgar · Alexander I · David I · Malcolm IV · William I · Alexander II · Alexander III · Margaret · First Interregnum · John · Second Interregnum · Robert I · David II · Edward · Robert II · Robert III · James I · James II · James III · James IV · James V · Mary I · James VI |
| Monarchs of England and Scotland after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 |
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James I & VI · Charles I · Commonwealth · Charles II · James II & VII · William III & II · Mary II · Anne |
| British monarchs after the Acts of Union 1707 |
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Anne · George I · George II · George III · George IV · William IV · Victoria · Edward VII · George V · Edward VIII · George VI · Elizabeth II |