James II of England

James II of England and VII of Scotland ( 14 October 1633–16 September 1701 ) became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland, or Ireland. His subjects distrusted his religious policies and alleged despotism, leading a group of them to depose him in the Glorious Revolution. He was replaced not by his Roman Catholic son, James Francis Edward, but by his Protestant daughter and son-in-law, Mary II and William III, who became joint Sovereigns.

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The belief that James—not William III or Mary II—was the legitimate ruler became known as Jacobitism (from Jacobus or Iacobus, Latin for "James"). James did not himself attempt to return to the Throne, instead living the rest of his life under the protection of King Louis XIV of France. His son James Francis Edward Stuart and his grandson Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) attempted to restore the Jacobite line after James's death, but failed.

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Portrait of James Duke of York (1633-1701) as Lord High Admiral Later King James II of England	King Charles Ii of England's Last Sunday	The Theatre of England Representing the Flight of James II	Views of England II
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Miniature of James II as the Duke of York 1661	James II "The Just" Presides at the Parliament of Barcelona in 1311	Coronation of James II at the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westminster	A Portrait of James I of England and VI of Scotland