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Stuart, James (1633 - 1701)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1633-10-14
Death Date: 1701-09-06

Titles

  • 8th Duke of York
    Assumed: 1633-10-14
    Vacated: 1684/5-02-06 (accession date)
  • Earl of Ulster
    Assumed: 1659-05-10
    Vacated: 1684/5-02-06 (accession date)
  • 9th Duke of Albany
    Assumed: 1660-12-31
    Vacated: 1684/5-02-06 (accession date)
  • King of England
    Assumed: 1684/5-02-06 (date acceded as James II)
    Vacated: 1688-12-11 (date of fleeing the kingdom)

Details of Offices

Bibliographic Sources

  • Fryde, E.B., D.E. Greenway, S. Porter and I. Roy, eds. Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1996
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.