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Monmouth was executed in 1685 after making an unsuccessful attempt to depose King James II, commonly called the Monmouth Rebellion. Declaring himself the legitimate King, Monmouth attempted to capitalise on his position as the son (albeit illegitimate) of Charles II, and his Protestantism, in opposition to James, who was Catholic.
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- James Scott, Duke of Monmouth: During the Whig & Tory uprising in England, The Whig leaders, thwarted of their Exclusion Bill to keep James duke of York from the succession to the throne - found a Protestant here in king CharlesII's illegitimate son, James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth. (ca 1670) It was claimed that James Scott's mother (long since dead) had been married to Charles during his exile in Scotland, and that the proof was in a black box, and therefore he was the rightful heir to the throne. Monmouth, a weakling, allowed himself to b epushed forward by Shaftesbury as a possible successor to the throne. After long struggle, and James Scott's champion, Shaftesbury fledabroad and died in Holland, gave up his pretense and made peace with his father.
- He was called James Fitzroy and James Crofts. He was a pretender to the
British throne. James was brought to England in 1662, where Charles
subsequently acknowledged him as his son and created him duke of Monmouth.
He married and took his wife's surname and the title duke of Buccleuch.
Captain of the king's troops in 1668, Monmouth was appointed captain
general of all English forces in 1678. He defeated the Scottish
Covenanters at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679.
Charles II had no legitimate heirs. The English Protestant leaders tried
to force the king to name Monmouth, also a Protestant, as successor, but
Charles instead named his brother James, a Roman Catholic, and banished
Monmouth from England. The initial success of the Exclusion Bill, a
measure barring James from succession, permitted Monmouth to return to
London, but he fled again in 1683 after the disclosure of the Rye House
Plot. On his father's death in 1685, Monmouth returned to England to claim
the Crown. He gathered followers and succeeded in capturing Axminster and
Taunton, but was defeated by the English soldier John Churchill, 1st duke
of Marlborough. He was captured and executed for treason.
- DUKE OF MONMOUTH; NATURAL SON; EXECUTED
- Notes on James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, also called James Fitzroy and James Crofts, illegitimate son of King Charles II and pretender to the British throne.
Born in the Netherlands, and reared on the Continent, James was brought to England, after the Restoration, in 1662, where Charles subsequently acknowledged him as his natural son and created him Duke of Monmouth. In 1663 he married Anne Scott, Countess of Buccleuch (1651-1732), and took her surname and the title Duke of Buccleuch. He was appointed Captain of the KingXs troops in 1668. Monmouth was appointed Captain General of all English forces in 1678. He defeated the Scottish Covenanters (a small group of Lowlanders who where protesting against the persecution of their Presbyterian faith) at the so-called Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679. Charles II had no legitimate heirs. TheEnglish Protestant leaders tried to force the King to name Monmouth, also a Protestant, as successor, but Charles instead named his brother James, who was a Roman Catholic, and banished Monmouth from England. The initial success of the Exclusion Bill, a measure barring James from succession, permitted Monmouth to return to London, but he fled again in 1683 after the disclosure of the Rye House Plot. On his father's death in 1685, Monmouth returned to England to claim the Crown. He gathered followers and succeeded in capturing Axminster and Taunton, but was defeated by the English soldier John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Sedgemoor. He was captured and executed for treason. {BurkeXs Peerage and ChamberXs Biographical Dictionary} {Concise Dictionary of National Biography} [GADD.GED]
- BIOGRAPHY: Duke of Monmouth
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1649 - 1685 (36 år)
