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On the day that James II fled the country, 23 December 1688, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: James, Prince of Wales (born 1688), James II's only surviving son; Mary, Princess of Orange (born 1662), James II's first daughter; Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway (born 1665), James II's second daughter
James II: James Stuart, Prince of Wales: Heir apparent Son 10 June 1688 Born 13 February 1689 Father deposed, excluded from succeeding Mary, Princess of Orange Sister William III: Mutual heirs [24] Husband 13 February 1689 Became joint monarchs: 28 December 1694 Became sole monarch: Princess Anne of Denmark [25] Sister(-in-law) Mary II: Mary II ...
Between 1649 and 1653, there was no single English head of state, as England was ruled directly by the Rump Parliament with the English Council of State acting as executive power during a period known as the Commonwealth of England. After a coup d'etat in 1653, Oliver Cromwell forcibly took control of
She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days. Although Anne's great-grandfather, James VI and I (r.
James VI ruled in England as James I after what was known as the "Union of the Crowns". Although England and Scotland were in personal union under one monarch – James I & VI became the first monarch to style himself "King of Great Britain" in 1604 [88] – they remained two separate kingdoms.
Mary I of England had died without managing to have her preferred successor and first cousin, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, nominated by parliament.Margaret Douglas was a daughter of Margaret Tudor, and lived to 1578, but became a marginal figure in discussions of the succession to Elizabeth I, who at no point clarified the dynastic issues of the Tudor line. [4]
Portrait of James as a boy, after Arnold Bronckorst, 1574. James was the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.Mary and Darnley were great-grandchildren of Henry VII of England through Margaret Tudor, the older sister of Henry VIII.
James VI ruled in England as James I after what was known as the "Union of the Crowns". James I & VI became the first monarch to style himself "King of Great Britain" in 1604. [243] For the history of the British monarchy after 1603, see History of the monarchy of the United Kingdom.