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Mary of Modena

1658 - 1718

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Mary of Modena (Italian: Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; 5 October [O.S. 25 September] 1658 – 7 May [O.S. 26 April] 1718) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and heir presumptive of Charles II. She was devoted to James and their children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the thrones, James Francis Edward, and Louisa Maria Teresa. Born a princess of the northwestern Italian Duchy of Modena, Mary is primarily remembered for the controversial birth of Prince James Francis Edward, her only surviving son. It was widely rumoured that he was smuggled into the birth chamber in a warming pan in order to perpetuate her husband's Roman Catholic Stuart dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary of Modena has received more than 973,649 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Mary of Modena is the 279th most popular companion (down from 255th in 2019), the 1,169th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,111th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Italian Companion.

Mary of Modena was the wife of James II and the daughter of the Duke of Modena. She is most famous for being the mother of James Francis Edward Stuart, who became known as the Old Pretender.

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Among companions, Mary of Modena ranks 279 out of 784. Before her are Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Judith of Flanders, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Jeanne d'Évreux, Constantina, and Cecilia Renata of Austria. After her are Ildico, Licinia Eudoxia, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Milena Vukotić, and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1658, Mary of Modena ranks 2. Before her is Giuseppe Torelli. After her are Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, Ogata Kōrin, Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Nicolas Coustou, Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1718, Mary of Modena ranks 4. Before her are Charles XII of Sweden, Blackbeard, and Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia. After her are William Penn, Stede Bonnet, Vincenzo Coronelli, Philippe de La Hire, Jacques Ozanam, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Devlet II Giray, and Margherita Maria Farnese.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Mary of Modena ranks 1,169 out of 5,161. Before her are Antipope Clement III (1025), Antipope Boniface VII (1000), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Trota of Salerno (1001), Ildibad (450), and Persius (34). After her are Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1524), Flavio Biondo (1388), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Filarete (1400), Gino Colaussi (1914), and Franco Corelli (1921).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Mary of Modena ranks 30. Before her are Adelaide of Austria (1822), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon (1249), Bruttia Crispina (164), Adelaide del Vasto (1072), and Constantina (325). After her are Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822), Julia Drusilla (39), Domitia Longina (100), Cornelia (-97), Princess Marie of Orléans (1813), and Galeria Valeria (300).

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