Mary, Queen Consort (1658)
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| Birthname | d'Este, Maria Beatrice Anna Margareta Isabella | ||
| born on | 5 October 1658 at 04:45 (= 04:45 AM ) | ||
| Place | Saint-Germaine-en-Laye France, Italy, 44n40, 10e55 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m10e55 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°04'   29°38 Asc. 26°22'
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Biography
Italian-British royalty, the second wife of James II of England. The daughter of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, Mary was raised a devout Roman Catholic. The marriage was diplomatically arranged and fulfilled by proxy in September 1673, two months before she arrived in England. It was feared that she would have a religious influence on James, but her influence appeared to be negligible.
They had seven children of whom the first five died (between 1675-1682; assumed because of James II having had venereal disease) and the sixth, a male, was believed to have been switched with a live infant for political reasons. This false rumor gave protestant ruler William of Orange a pretext to invade England in November 1688. Mary escaped with her son to France on December 11th and James followed shortly after to flee the revolution.
Mary died 5/07/1718, Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with James II, King of Scotland (born 24 October 1633)
Events
- Relationship : Marriage September 1673 (Marriage by proxy to James II of England)
- Death of Child 1675 (First five children died)
- Family : Change residence 11 December 1688 (Fled from invasion with son)
- Death, Cause unspecified 7 May 1718 at 12:00 noon in Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France (Age 59)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher quotes a letter from Modena with the B.R.
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (Italy-Britain)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (James II of England)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Money Through Marriage (Marriage for prestige and diplomacy)
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Fled the revolution)
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western (Devout Roman Catholic)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Six, first fiive died, sixth child a son)
- Family : Parenting : Kids -Traumatic event (First five children died)
