NPG D35403; James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch Portrait National Portrait Gallery
However, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth was quite opposite - he was a popular and well-known royal offspring who stayed in the spotlight for much of his life. Born to King Charles II and Lucy.
James Scott, 1st Duke Of Monmouth Painting by Andrew Howat
James Scott, duke of Monmouth, (born April 9, 1649, Rotterdam, Netherlands—died July 15, 1685, London, England), claimant to the English throne who led an unsuccessful rebellion against King James II in 1685.
James Scott (16491685), Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, as a Boy Art UK
James Scott, otherwise known as James Croft, was the illegitimate son of King Charles II, he was born on 9 April 1649 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where his 18-year-old father was living in exile following the execution of Charles I. His mother was Charles' mistress Lucy Walter, otherwise known as Mrs Barlow
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By the spring of 1663, James was married to a wealthy Scottish heiress and created Duke of Monmouth, among other honours and titles. After 1665, Monmouth enjoyed a prominent military career, serving in the navy under his Catholic uncle James, Duke of York (1633-1701), and, in 1672, commanding the army that assisted Louis XIV (1638-1715) against the Dutch.
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Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of (1649-85) English noble, illegitimate son of Charles II. As captain general, Monmouth defeated the Scots at Bothwell Bridge (1679). Allied with the Earl of Shaftesbury, he became leader of the Protestant opposition to the succession of the Duke of York (later James II ).
James Scott (16491685), 1st Duke of Monmouth Art UK
There had been another choice, though: James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (b. 9 April 1649), the illegitimate son of Charles II (although some modern historians question if Monmouth was his son at all). Monmouth became a favourite of his father who did acknowledge him as his own and who bestowed the dukedom upon the handsome youth in February 1663.
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A group of dissident Protestants led by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, opposed James largely due to his Catholicism .
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
James, Duke of Monmouth. The execution of the Duke of Monmouth took place on Tower Hill, on 15 July 1685. The Duke had been found guilty of High Treason by Parliament days after news of his landing at Lyme reached Whitehall. At the same, a price of £5,000 was put on his head for his capture dead or alive.
Supposed Portrait of James Scott (16491685), Duke of Monmouth & Buccleuch Art UK
The Monmouth Rebellion was an attempt by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, to overthrow his uncle James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland (where he ruled as James II) and Scotland (where he ruled as James VII).
James Scott (16491685), Duke of Monmouth, in Garter Robes Art UK
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-1685), Son of Charles II and Lucy Walter Sitter associated with 42 portraits The eldest of Charles II 's fourteen illegitimate children, Monmouth was the son of Lucy Walter. He fought in the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch wars gaining a considerable reputation as one of Britain's finest soldiers.
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James, Duke of Monmouth. In England, the Monmouth Rebellion was reaching its climax. After arriving at Bridgwater on July 3, Monmouth set about fortifying the town. Two days later on July 5, Feversham arrived in Westonzoyland some 5 miles from the Whigs with an Army of 3,600 soldiers and 18 guns. Early the following morning Monmouth attempted.
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James Scott, the first Duke of Monmouth, was the son of England's Charles II by his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born in 1649 in the Netherlands where his father was living during the years when Oliver Cromwell ruled England and banished the monarchy.
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James Scott (1649-1685) was the illegitimate son of Charles II (1630-1685) and Lucy Walter (1630?-1658), daughter of William Walter of Pembrokeshire. After Lucy began blackmailing Charles for annuity payments in 1657, Charles decided to have his son abducted and raised by his friend William, Lord Crofts (1611-1677), in Paris.
The Last Royal Rebel The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth by Anna Keay review
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch. James Scott (formerly Crofts) was the first-born child of Charles II by his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born about April 1649 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, close to The Hague where Charles, who had been in exile there the year before, had conducted his relationship with Lucy. Charles and.
NPG 1566; Unknown man, formerly known as James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch Portrait
Illustration. by Peter Lely. published on 01 September 2022. Download Full Size Image. A c. 1682 portrait by Peter Lely of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (b. 1649). Monmouth was the illegitimate son of Charles I of England and led the failed Monmouth Rebellion against James II of England. He was executed for treason in 1685.