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King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York 1633–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1633

Birth Location: St James's Palace, Westminster, England

Death Date: 16 September 1701

Death Location: Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Father: Charles England)

Mother: Henrietta France

Spouse(s): Ann Hyde, Mary Modena, Arabelle II"

Children(s): Louisa Royal, Isabel Stuart, James Stuart, Mary Stuart, Anne (QUEEN)

In 1633, King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York entered the world in St James's Palace, Westminster, England, born to Charles I Stuart King Of England And Henrietta Marie Princess Of France. King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York married Ann Hyde, Arabelle Arabella Stuart Churchill Maid Of Honour To Anne Hyde The Duchess Of York Mistress Of James Ii, Mary Of Modena, and had children including Anne Stuart Queen, Isabel Of Stuart, James Francis Edward Stuart, Louisa Maria Teresa Of Stuart The Princess Royal, Mary Ii Stuart. King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York passed away in 1701 in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

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  • In 1633, King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York entered the world in St James's Palace, Westminster, England, born to Charles I Stuart King Of England And Henrietta Marie Princess Of France.
  • King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York married Ann Hyde, Arabelle Arabella Stuart Churchill Maid Of Honour To Anne Hyde The Duchess Of York Mistress Of James Ii, Mary Of Modena, and had children including Anne Stuart Queen, Isabel Of Stuart, James Francis Edward Stuart, Louisa Maria Teresa Of Stuart The Princess Royal, Mary Ii Stuart.
  • King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York passed away in 1701 in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King York's Ancestors

Self
King York
1633–1701
Birth Place: St James's Palace, Westminster, England
Parents
Charles I Stuart (King of England)
1600–1649
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Henrietta (Marie Princess of) France
1609–1669
Palais Du Louvre, Paris, Kingdom of France, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Grandparents
James (VI) Stuart
1566–1625
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Sophia (Welldon Ann) King
1574–1619
Skanderborg Castle, Skanderborg, Danemark
Great-Grandparents
Lord Albany
1545–1567
Mary Scots)
1542–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HRH Scotland
1512–1542
Mary Guise
1515–1560

King York's Descendants

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King (James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of) York (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) m. Ann Hyde (5 October 1658–7 May 1718) m. Mary (of) Modena (5 Oct 1658–8 May 1718) m. Arabelle (Arabella Stuart Churchill (Maid of Honour to Anne Hyde, the Duchess of York) "Mistress of James) II" (23 February 1648–30 May 1730)
  1. 1. Louisa (Maria Teresa of Stuart, The Princess) Royal 1692–1712
  2. 2. Isabel (of) Stuart 1676–1681
  3. 3. James (Francis Edward) Stuart 1688–1766 m. Maria (Clementina) Stuart 1701–1735
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Stuart 1720–1788 m. Mary (Low) Teviotdale 1725–1793 m. *Marie-Louise-Henriette-Jeanne (LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE) (DE) 1725–1793 m. Princess (Louisa Maximiliana Caroline) Stolberg-Gedern 1752–1824 m. Marguerite (Marie Therese O'Dea d'Audibert de Lussan Comtesse de) Massillan 1749–1820
      1. 1. Hendrik (Lodewijk Maria van Rohan Prins van) Guéméné 1745–1809
      2. 2. Charles (John) Douglas 1752–1812
      3. 3. Clementina (Johannes Sobieski) Douglas 1747–1771
      4. 4. Lucy (Lucy Lockett) Propert 1750–1768
      5. 5. John Stewart 1747–1794
      6. 6. Charlotte (Stuart Stuart \ De Rohan Duchess of) Albany 1753–1789
      7. 7. Edward (James Stuart, Prince, Count Stuarton, 2nd) Albany 1786–1854
      8. 8. Charles (Godefroi de) Rohan\Stuart 1748–1749
      9. 9. James (Edward) Stuart 1750–1796
      10. 10. Thomas (Allen AKA Charles Edward Rohan Hay Allen Stuart R N Lieutenant aka Capt Thomas Hay) Allen 1773–1852
    2. 2. Henry (Benedict Maria Clement) Stuart 1725–1807
  4. 4. Mary (II) Stuart 1662–1694 m. William (III of) Orange 1650–1702
  5. 5. Anne (Stuart) (QUEEN) 1652–1688

King York's Timeline

2 Records

1633
14 October 1633
Birth of King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York in St James's Palace, Westminster, England
St James's Palace, Westminster, England
1701
16 September 1701
Age 68
Death of King James II of England, Duke of York, King of England and Ireland (as James II), King of Scotland (as James VII), Duke of York in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1633
    Event Place: St James's Palace, Westminster, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1701
    Event Place: Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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