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Mary II of England
Mary II
Historical Figure
Nationality: England
Religion: Anglicanism
Date of Birth: 1662
Date of Death: 1694
Cause of Death: Smallpox
Occupation: Monarch
Parents: James II of England (father)
Spouse: William III of England
Children: None
Affiliations: House of Stuart
Turtledove Appearances:
The War That Came Early
POD: July 20, 1936;
Relevant POD: September 29, 1938
Appearance(s): Coup d'Etat
Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference
The Two Georges
POD: c. mid-1760s
Type of Appearance: Indirect posthumous reference


Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII. William became sole ruler upon her death in 1694. Popular histories usually refer to their joint reign as that of "William and Mary".

Mary wielded less power than William when he was in England, ceding most of her authority to him, though he heavily relied on her. She did, however, act alone when William was engaged in military campaigns abroad, proving herself to be a powerful, firm, and effective ruler.

Mary II in The War That Came EarlyEdit

The ascension William III and Mary II in 1688 was the last time a British government fell to a coup until 1941, when a military coup forcibly removed the increasingly authoritarian Prime Minister Sir Horace Wilson.[1]

Mary II in The Two GeorgesEdit

The prominent William and Mary Hotel, located in the North American Union's capital of Victoria was named in honor of William III and Mary II.

ReferencesEdit

  1. Coup d'Etat, pg. 155.
Regnal titles (OTL)
Vacant
Title last held by
James II/VII
Queen of England
Ireland

13 February 1689 – 28 December 1694
with William III
Succeeded by
William III/II
as sole monarch
Queen of Scotland
11 May 1689 – 28 December 1694
with William II
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