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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
Noble person
1649 – 1685
Who was James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth?
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC, was an English nobleman. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his mistress, Lucy Walter.
He served in the Second Anglo-Dutch War and commanded English troops taking part in the Third Anglo-Dutch War before commanding the Anglo-Dutch brigade fighting in the Franco-Dutch War.
In 1685 he led the unsuccessful Monmouth Rebellion, an attempt to depose his uncle, King James II. Declaring himself the legitimate King, Monmouth attempted to capitalise on his position as the son of Charles II, and his Protestantism, in opposition to James, who was a Roman Catholic. The rebellion failed, and Monmouth was beheaded for treason on 15 July 1685.
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- Born
- Apr 9, 1649
Rotterdam - Parents
- Spouses
- Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
(1663/04/20 - 1685)
- Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Lived in
- Rotterdam
- Died
- Jul 15, 1685
Kingdom of England - Resting place
- Church of St Peter ad Vincula
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on July 23, 2013
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