King James II of England

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:abdicated 1688
gptkbp:birthDate 14 October 1633
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:James_Stuart
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St_James's_Palace,_London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_English_Benedictines,_Paris
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:James_Francis_Edward_Stuart
gptkb:Mary_II_of_England
gptkbp:coronationDate 23 April 1685
gptkbp:deathDate 16 September 1701
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Château_de_Saint-Germain-en-Laye,_France
gptkbp:exiledTo gptkb:France
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Stuart
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King James II of England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkb:Lord_High_Admiral
gptkbp:monarchNumber gptkb:King_James_II_of_England,_VII_of_Scotland
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Henrietta_Maria_of_France
gptkbp:nationality English
Irish
Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
gptkbp:notableFor conflict with Parliament
last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland
deposed in the Glorious Revolution
attempted to restore Catholicism in England
brother of Charles II of England
father of the Old Pretender
fled to France in 1688
issued Declaration of Indulgence
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Sir_Godfrey_Kneller
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_II_of_England
gptkbp:regnalName II (England, Ireland), VII (Scotland)
gptkbp:reignEnd 11 December 1688
gptkbp:reignStart 6 February 1685
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature James II signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Hyde
gptkb:Mary_of_Modena
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mary_II_of_England
gptkb:William_III_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
High King of Ireland
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Declaration_of_Indulgence
gptkb:John_Graham,_Viscount_Dundee
gptkb:Duchess_of_Berwick
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6