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Quen Mary Stuart, Queen Mary II

Quen Mary Stuart, Queen Mary II

Female 1662 - 1694  (32 years)

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  • Name Mary Stuart 
    Title Quen 
    Suffix Queen Mary II 
    Birth 30 Apr 1662  St James' Palace, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Dec 1694  Kensington Palace, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 5 Mar 1695  Westminster Abbey, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1330  Bourchiers
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

    Father King James Stuart, King James II,   b. 14 Oct 1633   d. 6 Sep 1701 (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Anne Hyde,   b. 12 Mar 1637, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1671, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 1660 
    Family ID F589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William, of Orange, King William III 
    Family ID F591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2015 

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  • Notes 
    • Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband (who was also her first cousin), William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII and recognition of a constitutionalized English Bill of Rights. William became sole ruler upon her death in 1694. Popular histories usually refer to their joint reign as that of "William and Mary".

      Mary wielded less power than William when he was in England, ceding most of her authority to him, though he heavily relied on her. She did, however, act alone when William was engaged in military campaigns abroad, proving herself to be a powerful, firm, and effective ruler. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1870] Wikipedia, (en.wikipedia.org), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England.