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King James II
Born
14th October 1633 – St James’s Palace, London.
Parents
King Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France.
Married
Anne Hyde 1660-1671. Mary of Modena 1673.
Coronation
23rd April 1685. Reign 6th February 1685 – 11th December 1688.
Claim to the Throne
Brother of King Charles II and second surviving son of King Charles I.
Died
16th September 1701, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
Cause of Death – Haemorrhagic Stroke.
Buried – Church of the English Benedictines, Paris, France.
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