Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1694
For the ship, see Queen Mary 2. For other uses, see Mary II (disambiguation).
Mary II
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, 1690
Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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Reign
1689[a] – 28 December 1694
Coronation
11 April 1689
Predecessor
James II
Successor
William III & II
Co-monarch
William III & II
Princess consort of Orange
Tenure
4 November 1677 – 28 December 1694
Born
30 April 1662 [NS: 10 May 1662] St James's Palace, Westminster, England
Died
28 December 1694 (aged 32) [NS: 7 January 1695] Kensington Palace, Middlesex, England
Burial
5 March 1695
Westminster Abbey, London
Spouse
William III of England
(m. 1677)
House
Stuart
Father
James II of England
Mother
Anne Hyde
Religion
Anglicanism
Signature
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning 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. Her joint reign with William over Britain is known as that of William and Mary.
Mary was born during the reign of her uncle King Charles II. She was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (the future James II of England), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Mary and her sister Anne were raised as Anglicans at the behest of Charles II, although their parents both converted to Roman Catholicism. Charles lacked legitimate children, making Mary second in the line of succession. At the age of 15, she married her cousin William of Orange, a Protestant. Charles died in 1685 and James became king, making Mary heir presumptive. James's attempts at rule by decree and the birth of his son from a second marriage, James Francis Edward (later known as "the Old Pretender"), led to his deposition in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the adoption of the English Bill of Rights.
William and Mary became king and queen regnant. Mary mostly deferred to her husband – a renowned military leader and principal opponent of Louis XIV – when he was in England. She did, however, act alone when William was engaged in military campaigns abroad, proving herself to be a powerful, firm, and effective ruler. Mary's death from smallpox at the age of 32 left William as sole ruler until his death in 1702, when he was succeeded by Mary's sister, Anne.
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