Ruler · 1633 – 1701

James II of England

Lived 1633 – 1701; monarch, politician. Monarch of England of Kingdom of England, 1685 – 1688; also in the line of British Empire, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1633 – 1701; 68 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

Monarch of England

Kingdom of England · the 49th of 53 dated reigns · 899 – 1707

45 before

James VI and I1603 – 1625

Charles I of England1625 – 1649

Charles II of England1660 – 1685

James II of England1685 – 1688

William III of England1689 – 1694

Mary II1689 – 1694

William III of England1694 – 1702

1 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1685 – 1688 · 3 years · came to it aged 52

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by close family

Also in the line of British Empire (5th of 19), Kingdom of Scotland (48th of 51) and Kingdom of Ireland (9th of 15).

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