Mary of Modena
Queen consort of England (1685-1688) · Italy · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1658 to 1718 · aged 59
Mary of Modena 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.
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Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Mary's father, in a portrait by Justus Sustermans
James, Duke of York, in a portrait by Sir Peter Lely
Mary in the year of her husband's accession, 1685, in a painting by the Dutch artist Willem Wissing
Queen Mary with her son, James Francis Edward, by Benedetto Gennari the Younger
Mary II of England in a painting by Sir Peter Lely![Louis XIV in a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701[77]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg/1280px-Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg)
Louis XIV in a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701[77]![James Francis Edward Stuart, Mary's only surviving son, in a portrait by Antonio David.[95]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Portrait_of_James_Francis_Edward_Stuart_by_Antonio_David.jpg/1280px-Portrait_of_James_Francis_Edward_Stuart_by_Antonio_David.jpg)
James Francis Edward Stuart, Mary's only surviving son, in a portrait by Antonio David.[95]About this person
She was devoted to James and their children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the thrones, James Francis Edward Stuart, and Louisa Maria Stuart.
