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          James II of England

          King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688

          James II and VII

          Portrait by Peter Lely

          Reign6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
          Coronation23 April 1685
          PredecessorCharles II
          SuccessorsMary II and William III & II
          Born14 October 1633
          (N.S.: 24 October 1633)
          St James's Palace, Westminster, England
          Died16 September 1701 (aged 67)[a] (N.S.)
          Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
          Burial

          Church of the English Benedictines, Paris[b]

          Spouses

          Anne Hyde

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          (m. 1660; died 1671)​
          Issue
          more...          		 Illegitimate:
          HouseStuart
          FatherCharles I of England
          MotherHenrietta Maria of France
          Religion
          Signature

          James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S.

          – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 168