James II — James II, King (1633 1704) the king of England from 1685 until 1688, when he was forced to give up his position because he had become a Catholic. In 1690 he tried to get back power from the new British king, William III, but he was defeated at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
James II — 1633 1701, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1685 88 (son of Charles I of England). * * * I born Oct. 14, 1633, London, Eng. died Sept. 16/17, 1701, Saint Germain, France King of Great Britain (1685–88). He was brother and successor to… … Universalium
James II — noun the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633 1701) • Syn: ↑James • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain • Member Holonyms: ↑Stuart * * * 1633 1701, king of England, Ireland … Useful english dictionary
James II — James the Second, the king of England from February 6th, 1685, to 1689 … Ballentine's law dictionary
James II. — Jakob hießen folgende Herrscher: Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Weltliche Herrscher mit dem Namen Jakob 1.1 Jakob I. 1.2 Jakob II. 1.3 Jakob III./... 2 Jakob … Deutsch Wikipedia
JAMES II — king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460, son of preceding; during his minority the country was torn by rival factions amongst the nobility, the chief point of contest being the wardship of the young king; an attempt on the part of the conspirators… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
James II — /dʒeɪmz/ (say jaymz) noun 1633–1701, king of England 1685–88; as James VII also king of Scotland … Australian English dictionary
James II of England — James II redirects here. For other uses, see James II (disambiguation). James II VII[1] King of England, Scotland a … Wikipedia
James II of Scotland — James II King of Scots Reign 21 February 1437 – 3 August 1460 Coronation 1437 Predecessor James I Successor … Wikipedia
James II of Aragon — James II (10 August 1267 in Valencia ndash; 2 November or 5 November 1327 in Barcelona), called the Just ( an. Chaime lo Chusto, ca. Jaume el Just, es. Jaime el Justo) was the King of Sicily (as James I) from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and… … Wikipedia