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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (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.
James Scott, I duca di Monmouth (Rotterdam, 9 aprile 1649 – Tower Hill, 15 luglio 1685), è stato un nobile e militare inglese. Noto anche con i nomi di James Stuart, James Crofts e James FitzRoy, nacque a Rotterdam, figlio illegittimo di Carlo II Stuart re d'Inghilterra e della sua amante Lucy Walter, conosciuta durante l' esilio.
11 lug 2024 · James Scott, duke of Monmouth (born April 9, 1649, Rotterdam, Netherlands—died July 15, 1685, London, England) was a claimant to the English throne who led an unsuccessful rebellion against King James II in 1685.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
MONMOUTH, James Scott, duca di. Pretendente al trono d'Inghilterra. Nato a Rotterdam (Olanda) il 9 aprile 1649, era figlio illegittimo di Carlo II e di Lucy Walters, e visse varî anni a Parigi sotto la tutela di lord Crofts, di cui per alcuni anni assunse il nome.
A group of dissident Protestants led by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, opposed James largely due to his Catholicism. The failure of Parliamentary efforts to exclude James from the succession in 1681 resulted in the 1683 Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II and James.
6 set 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).
29 mag 2018 · Monmouth, James Scott, 1st duke of (1649–85). Charles II's eldest and most favoured illegitimate son, Monmouth gained experience with the French army in 1672–4. Becoming an English general in 1678, he defeated the Scottish rebels in 1679.
