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James II of England

1633 - 1701

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His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2024). James II of England is the 60th most popular politician (up from 1,142nd in 2024), the 29th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 248th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Politician.

James II of England is most famous for being the last Catholic king of England. He was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, James II of England ranks 60 out of 19,576. Before him are Xerxes I, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, and William III of England. After him are Pompey, Darius the Great, Mikhail Gorbachev, Kim Jong-il, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Attila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1633, James II of England ranks 1. After him are Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Abbas II of Persia, Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Kaya Sultan, Bernardino Ramazzini, Samuel Pepys, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Arsenije III Čarnojević, and Geminiano Montanari. Among people deceased in 1701, James II of England ranks 1. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, William Kidd, Queen Inhyeon, Madeleine de Scudéry, Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James II of England ranks 29 out of NaN. Before him are Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), Stephen Hawking (1942), John, King of England (1166), Richard III of England (1452), John Locke (1632), and Ada Lovelace (1815). After him are Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV (1762), Richard I of England (1157), Anne Boleyn (1501), and Queen Victoria (1819).

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Among Politicians In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James II of England ranks 12. Before him are Edward VIII (1894), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), John, King of England (1166), and Richard III of England (1452). After him are Henry VI of England (1421), William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV (1762), Richard I of England (1157), Queen Victoria (1819), and Mary II of England (1662).

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