James FitzRoy

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James FitzRoy, better known as James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, was the eldest illegitimate son of King Charles II of England who led a failed rebellion against James II and was subsequently executed.

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James FitzRoy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf illegitimate child of a monarch ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
rebel leader ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs James FitzRoy ⓘ
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
associatedPlace England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
birthDate 1649-04-09 ⓘ
birthName James Crofts ⓘ
birthPlace Dutch Republic ⓘ
Rotterdam ⓘ
burialPlace Tower of London ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution by beheading ⓘ
childrenCount 6 ⓘ
claimedTitle King of England ⓘ
King of Ireland ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish monarch
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1685-07-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
Tower Hill, London ⓘ
dynasty House of Stuart ⓘ
event Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
executionerAuthority English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
executionOrderedBy James II of England ⓘ
father Charles II of England ⓘ
historicalPeriod Restoration era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

reign of Charles II of England ⓘ
reign of James II of England ⓘ
knownFor being the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England ⓘ
leading a failed rebellion against James II of England ⓘ
legitimacyStatus illegitimate ⓘ
marriageDate 1663-04-20 ⓘ
militaryRank Captain-General ⓘ
mother Lucy Walter ⓘ
name James Scott ⓘ
notableWork leadership of the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
office Commander-in-Chief of the English Army ⓘ
opponent James II of England ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
spouse Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch ⓘ
spouseTitle Duchess of Buccleuch in her own right ⓘ
title Baron Scott of Tindale ⓘ
Duke of Buccleuch ⓘ
Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
Earl of Dalkeith ⓘ
Earl of Doncaster ⓘ

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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → alsoKnownAs → James FitzRoy ⓘ
subject linked to: James FitzRoy
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth → alsoKnownAs → James FitzRoy ⓘ
subject linked to: James Crofts