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Der Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (um 1683) James Scott, 1. Duke of Monmouth, 1. Duke of Buccleuch (geborener Crofts, * 9. April 1649 in Rotterdam; † 15. Juli 1685 in London) war ein unehelicher Sohn von König Karl II. von England, englischer Thronprätendent, Feldherr und Führer der Monmouth Rebellion .
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England with his mistress Lucy Walter .
- General
- 1665–1685
5. Apr. 2024 · James Scott, duke of Monmouth was a claimant to the English throne who led an unsuccessful rebellion against King James II in 1685. Although the strikingly handsome Monmouth had the outward bearing of an ideal monarch, he lacked the intelligence and resolution needed for a determined struggle for.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
James Scott, 1. Duke of Monmouth, der älteste uneheliche Sohn Karls II., behauptete, dass er der rechtmäßige Thronerbe sei und versuchte, Jakob II. abzusetzen. Nach dem Fehlschlag der Rye-House-Verschwörung, deren Ziel es war, Karl II. und Jakob 1683 zu ermorden, wurden Pläne erörtert, den Monarchen zu stürzen.
- Rebellion niedergeschlagen
- Rebellenarmee des Duke of Monmouth
- Mai bis Juli 1685
- Südwestengland
6. Sept. 2022 · The Monmouth Rebellion of June-July 1685 involved James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685), illegitimate son of Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685), attempting to take the throne of his uncle James II of England (r. 1685-1688). Monmouth's ramshackle army was defeated by a professional Royalist army at Sedgemoor in Somerset on 6 July.
- Mark Cartwright
After 1665, Monmouth enjoyed a prominent military career, serving in the navy under his Catholic uncle James, Duke of York (1633-1701), and, in 1672, commanding the army that assisted Louis XIV (1638-1715) against the Dutch. In 1678 he was appointed general of all the land forces in Britain.
"James Scott, 1. Duke of Monmouth, Duke of Buccleuch (* 9. April 1649 in Rotterdam; † 15. Juli 1685 in London) war ein unehelicher Sohn von König Karl II. von England, englischer...
