House / Group: Stuart
Born / died: 1662-1694
Reign: 1689-1694
William and Mary ruled jointly.
Eldest daughter of James II and his first wife, Lady Anne Hyde; niece of Charles II; sister of Anne.
Mary married her first cousin, Prince William of Orange in 1677. Three pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth.
A protestant, she came to the throne when her father, as a catholic, was deposed.
She died of smallpox and was buried in Westminster Abbey, leaving William to reign alone.
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