Born: 14 October 1633 · Died: 5 September 1701 · Age: 67
Last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland and Ireland
Did you know?After being deposed during the Glorious Revolution, he spent his final years living in France under the protection of King Louis XIV.
Quick facts
Date of birth14 October 1633
Date of death5 September 1701
Age at death67
Cause of deathCerebral hemorrhage
NationalityEnglish
BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom
Occupationpolitician, slave trader, sovereign
Editor's Take:
James II lost his crowns in less than four years. His open Catholicism alarmed a Protestant country still marked by civil war. He tried to grant religious toleration by royal decree and placed Catholics in key posts. When his son was born, fearing a Catholic dynasty, leading nobles invited William of Orange to intervene. James fled abroad. His supporters, the Jacobites, kept fighting for his family for more than half a century.
Key Milestones
1685: Succeeds his brother Charles II
1688: Flees to France after William of Orange lands
1690: Defeated at the Battle of the Boyne
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 February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
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James II of England's birthday is October 14. He was born on October 14, 1633 in London, United Kingdom.
How old was James II of England when he died?
James II of England died on September 5, 1701, aged 67.
Who shares a birthday with James II of England?
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