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Mary of Modena

1658 - 1718

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Mary of Modena (Italian: Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; 5 October [O.S. 25 September] 1658 – 7 May [O.S. 26 April] 1718) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James VII and II. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and heir presumptive of Charles II. She was devoted to James and their children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the thrones, James Francis Edward, and Louisa Maria Teresa. Born a princess of the northwestern Italian Duchy of Modena, Mary is primarily remembered for the controversial birth of Prince James Francis Edward, her only surviving son. It was widely rumoured that he was smuggled into the birth chamber in a warming pan in order to perpetuate her husband's Roman Catholic Stuart dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary of Modena is the 355th most popular companion (down from 279th in 2019), the 1,400th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,169th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Companion.

Mary of Modena was the wife of James II and the daughter of the Duke of Modena. She is most famous for being the mother of James Francis Edward Stuart, who became known as the Old Pretender.

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Among companions, Mary of Modena ranks 355 out of 784. Before her are Gertrude of Merania, Princess Taiping, Miqdad ibn Aswad, Joan of Portugal, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria. After her are Mercedes of Orléans, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Anne Hyde, Rogneda of Polotsk, and Galeria Valeria.

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Among people born in 1658, Mary of Modena ranks 5. Before her are Giuseppe Torelli, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After her are Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Nicolas Coustou, Ogata Kōrin, Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, and Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1718, Mary of Modena ranks 5. Before her are Charles XII of Sweden, Blackbeard, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, and William Penn. After her are Stede Bonnet, Vincenzo Coronelli, Philippe de La Hire, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jacques Ozanam, Devlet II Giray, and Jan Brokoff.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Mary of Modena ranks 1,400 out of 5,161. Before her are Giulio Clovio (1498), Amadeus II, Count of Savoy (1050), Veronica Giuliani (1660), Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (-220), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Francesco Gasparini (1668). After her are Tarpeia (-800), Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (1843), Vittorio Alfieri (1749), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lawrence of Brindisi (1559), and Paul of the Cross (1694).

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Among COMPANIONS In Italy

Among companions born in Italy, Mary of Modena ranks 34. Before her are Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Domitia Longina (100), Adelaide del Vasto (1072), Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822), Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), and Eleanor of Anjou (1289). After her are Galeria Valeria (300), Julia Drusilla (39), Princess Marie of Orléans (1813), Lucrezia de' Medici (1470), Natalie of Serbia (1859), and Eleanor of Sicily (1325).

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