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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

1649 - 1685

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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was an 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. The Duke of Monmouth served in the Second Anglo-Dutch War and commanded English troops taking part in the Third Anglo-Dutch War before commanding the Anglo-Dutch brigade fighting in the Franco-Dutch War. He led the unsuccessful Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, an attempt to depose his uncle King James II and VII. After one of his officers declared Monmouth the legitimate king in the town of Taunton in Somerset, Monmouth attempted to capitalise on his Protestantism and his position as the son of Charles II, in opposition to James, who had become a Roman Catholic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is the 1,389th most popular politician (up from 10,123rd in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 459th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ranks 1,389 out of 19,576. Before him are Livilla, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Christian V of Denmark, and Michael VII Doukas. After him are Jean Monnet, Charles Taylor, Rayhana bint Zayd, Millard Fillmore, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1649, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement XI, and Pope Benedict XIII. After him are John Blow, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Marie Anne Mancini, Thomas Tew, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, and Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1685, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ranks 2. Before him is Charles II of England. After him are Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Emperor Go-Sai, Adriaen van Ostade, John Pell, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Thomas Otway, and Francisco Herrera the Younger.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ranks 46 out of 1,646. Before him are Rutger Hauer (1944), Marco van Basten (1964), Simon van der Meer (1925), Johan Huizinga (1872), Rinus Michels (1928), and Jan Tinbergen (1903). After him are William II of the Netherlands (1792), Jan Steen (1626), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), Max Euwe (1901), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), and Isabelle de Charrière (1740).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ranks 7. Before him are William III of England (1650), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), and William I of the Netherlands (1772). After him are William II of the Netherlands (1792), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Mark Rutte (1967), Johan de Witt (1625), William II of Holland (1228), and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584).

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