Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, f. 12 Mar 1637 til Ca M, Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor Park, England d. 31 Mar 1671, Saint James Palace, London, Middlesex, England (Alder 34 år)
Mary II (30 April 1662 X 28 December 1694) was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII. William became sole ruler upon her death in 1694. Popular histories usually refer to their joint reign as that of "William and Mary".
Mary wielded less power than William when he was in England, ceding most of her authority to him, though he heavily relied on her. She did, however, act alone when William was engaged in military campaigns abroad, proving herselfto be a powerful, firm, and effective ruler.
Although her father was a convert to Roman Catholicism, Mary was brought
up as a Protestant and was married at the age of 15 to the Dutch
Protestant prince William of Orange. In 1688, English opponents of James,
unhappy with his autocratic rule and favoritism toward Roman Catholics,
initiated the Glorious Revolution, forcing James into exile and giving the
throne to Mary and William (who became king as William III). They were
crowned as joint rulers in April 1689. Mary governed as regent while
William was campaigning in Ireland (1690-91) and on the Continent
(1692-94), but for the most part she simply carried out policies
formulated by her husband. William continued to rule alone after her
death.
Ruled after her father was dethroned. Ceded her power to her husband and cousin William II of England
ACCEDED 2/13/1689 (CROWNED WESTMINSTER); RULED JOINTLY WITH WILLIAM III FROM
1689-1694
1662 - 1694 (32 år)
