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  2. Mary II - Wikipedia

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    Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677.

  3. William Stafford (courtier) - Wikipedia

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    In 1534, William Stafford secretly wed, as her second husband, Mary Boleyn (c. 1499 – 1543), sister of King Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Mary Boleyn is said to have been pregnant at the time of her marriage to Sir William Stafford [9] and they may have had two children: [10] [11] Edward Stafford (1535–1545).

  4. Mary Boleyn - Wikipedia

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    Mary was probably born at Blickling Hall, the family seat in Norfolk, and grew up at Hever Castle, Kent. [5] She was the daughter of a wealthy diplomat and courtier, Thomas Boleyn, later Earl of Wiltshire, by his marriage to Elizabeth Howard, the eldest daughter of Thomas Howard, then Earl of Surrey and future 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney. [4]

  5. William Carey (courtier) - Wikipedia

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    William Carey (c. 1495 – 22 June 1528) [3] was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

  6. List of English monarchs - Wikipedia

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    James II was ousted by Parliament less than four years after ascending to the throne, beginning the century's second interregnum. To settle the question of who should replace the deposed monarch, a Convention Parliament elected James' daughter Mary II and her husband (also his nephew) William III co-regents, in the Glorious Revolution.

  7. William and Mary - Wikipedia

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    William and Mary often refers to: . The joint reign of William III of England (II of Scotland) and Mary II of England (and Scotland); William and Mary style, a furniture design common from 1700 to 1725 named for the couple

  8. Prince William, Duke of Gloucester - Wikipedia

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    William and his wife, James's elder daughter Mary, were recognised by the English and Scottish parliaments as king and queen. As they had no children, Mary's younger sister, Anne, was designated their heir presumptive in England and Scotland. [1] The accession of William and Mary and the succession through Anne were enshrined in the Bill of ...

  9. Catherine Carey - Wikipedia

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    Catherine Carey was born in 1524, the daughter of William Carey of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII, and his wife Mary Boleyn, who had once been a mistress of the king. [3] Catherine was thus Elizabeth I's maternal first cousin. [4]