Queen of Scots.

Mary II of England.

Time Line:

Born: April, 30th, 1662
Birthplace: St. Jame´s Palace, London, England.
Reign: February 13, 1689-December 28, 1694
Predecessor: James II and VII
Successor: William III and II
Co-monarch: William III and II
Son/Daughter of: James II and VII, Anne Hyde
Also known as: Queen of Scots
Religion: Anglican/ Episcopalican
Died: December, 28th, 1694.

Mary II of England was the eldest daughter of the Catholic King James II, but she was raised as a Protestant. In 1677 she got married with her Dutch cousin, Prince William of Orange. Mary II was the Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, she reigned only five years. She was very devoted to her husband and she ruled only during his husband absences. They lived in Holland until English nobles opposed to James's pro-Catholic policies invited William and Mary to assume the English throne. After William landed with a Dutch force in 1688, James fled, and Mary and William (as King William III) became corulers of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689). Mary enjoyed great popularity in England and Ireland, and her Dutch tastes had an influence on English pottery, landscape gardening, and interior design. She died of smallpox at the age of 32.