Who was Mary of Modena?
Q: Who was Mary of Modena?
A: Mary of Modena (Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este) was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was the second wife of King James II.
Q: When did she marry James, Duke of York?
A: Mary married James, Duke of York (the future James II) in 1673.
Q: What were her two children's names?
A: Mary gave birth to two children who lived to become adults - Louise Mary and the Jacobite James Francis Edward Stuart, who became known in history as "The Old Pretender".
Q: Where was Mary born?
A: Mary was born as a princess of the Italian Duchy of Modena.
Q: Why is she mostly remembered for the birth of James Francis Edward?
A: Most people thought he had been secretly brought into the birth-room in a warming-pan to continue King James II's Catholic rule. This caused controversy and led to the Glorious Revolution which saw King James II deposed by his daughter Mary and her husband William III of Orange.
Q: Where did Queen Dowager Mary live after being exiled from England?
A: After being exiled from England, Queen Dowager Mary lived with her family at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye which Louis XIV had given her.
Q: How did she die?
A:Mary died of breast cancer in 1718
