James II, King of Scotland
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| Birthname | Stuart, James | ||
| born on | 24 October 1633 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | London, England, 51n30, 0w10 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m0w10 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   01°48'   01°18 Asc. 09°54'
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Biography
British royalty of the Stuart line who reigned as James, King of Scotland 1685-88.
His childhood was clouded by a civil war from which he escaped to Holland in 1642. At the time of the Restoration in 1660, he returned to England and was a prominent figure throughout the reign of his brother, Charles II. He loved the sea.
James married Anne Hyde in 1660 and they had a son on 7/22/1663 NS who died before age four. James continued his pattern of many mistresses. His second wife was a girl of 16 in 1672. When he succeeded to the throne in 1685, he tried to bring Catholicism back to England, which led to his downfall and exile in 1688.
His son James, the Pretender, was born the year of his exile, 1688. James II died 9/16/1701 NS.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Mary, Queen Consort (1658) (born 5 October 1658)
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1685 (King of Scotland, three years)
- Family : Change residence 1642 (Escaped to Holland)
- Family : Change residence 1660 (Returned to England)
- Relationship : Marriage 1660 (Anne Hyde)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 22 July 1663 (Birth of son)
- Relationship : Marriage 1672 (Wife age 16)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 1688 (Birth of son, James)
- Death, Cause unspecified 16 September 1701 (Age 67)
Source Notes
AFA Yearbook 1950, p.239, quotes an article by E. Bastian and Martin Harvey from a letter written three days after the birth by Kenrick Edisbury, Naval Envoy.
(Fowler's quotes Sibley, "a notoriously unreliable source" for the same date, 11:30 PM.
Marc Penfield gives Oct 14, 1633 OS, 22:44 LMT, quoting Harvey.
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (England)
- Family : Childhood : Memories Bad (Civil War)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Anne Hyde)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Age difference more than 15 yrs (Wife 23 yr younger)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two sons)
- Family : Parenting : Kids -Traumatic event (First son died before age four)
