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James II of England

1633 - 1701

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James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland, his reign is now remembered primarily for conflicts over religion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James II of England has received more than 11,771,833 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia. James II of England is the 1,144th most popular politician (down from 432nd in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 117th in 2019) and the 48th 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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  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James II of England ranks 1,144 out of 19,576. Before him are Valerius Severus, Probus, Emperor Taizu of Song, U Thant, John III of Portugal, and Aristides. After him are Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, Theophilos, Baldur von Schirach, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Getúlio Vargas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1633, James II of England ranks 2. Before him is Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. After him are Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Abbas II of Persia, Emperor Go-Kōmyō, Kaya Sultan, Samuel Pepys, Bernardino Ramazzini, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Yun Shouping, Willem van de Velde the Younger, and Arsenije III Čarnojević. Among people deceased in 1701, James II of England ranks 2. Before him is Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. After him are William Kidd, Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Queen Inhyeon, Madeleine de Scudéry, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, 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 248 out of 8,785. Before him are Ken Follett (1949), Jimmy Page (1944), Phil Collins (1951), Francis Galton (1822), Peter Higgs (1929), and Roger Taylor (1949). After him are Alan Parker (1944), Brian Jones (1942), David Lloyd George (1863), Ian Fleming (1908), Edmond Halley (1656), and Lady Jane Grey (1537).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James II of England ranks 48. Before him are Henry I of England (1068), Edward the Elder (871), Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Benjamin Disraeli (1804). After him are David Lloyd George (1863), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Liz Truss (1975), Richard Cromwell (1626), and Æthelred the Unready (968).

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