James II (1633-1701)


If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
Mary of Modena planned to become a nun and join the Salesian order. Her father considered marrying her to James, Duke of York.
 
Louis XIV of France greets his cousin, James II at St. Germain en Laye in January ,1689.
La_Reception_faite_au_Roy_d%27Angleterre_par_le_Roy_%C3%A0_St._Germain_en_Laye_le_VIIe_janvier_1689.jpg
 
Who was the minister who tried to pass an Exclusion Bill that would cut James out of the line of succession?
 
The person most associated with it was the Earl of Shaftesbury.
He was also vehemently opposed to Charles II marriage to Catherine of Braganza.
The Earl fell foul of the king and fled to Amsterdam where he died in exile.
 
Back
Top Bottom