james scott duke of monmouth

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Definition of james scott duke of monmouth in English English dictionary

orig. James Fitzroy or James Crofts born April 9, 1649, Rotterdam, Neth. died July 15, 1685, London, Eng. British military leader. The illegitimate son of Charles II of England, he lived in Paris with his mother. In 1662 he was brought to England as a favourite of the king, who created him duke of Monmouth. He married the Scottish heiress Anne Scott, duchess of Buccleuch, and took her surname. A member of the king's guard from 1668, he commanded troops in the Anglo-Dutch War and against Scottish rebels in 1679. He was championed for the royal succession by the anti-Catholic Whigs, but after the unsuccessful Rye House Plot he took refuge in the Netherlands (1684). Returning after Charles's death to challenge James II, he and his army of peasants were defeated, and he was captured and beheaded

Hyphenation

James Scott Duke of Mon·mouth

Turkish pronunciation

ceymz skät duk ıv mänmıth

Pronunciation

/ˈʤāmz ˈskät ˈdo͞ok əv ˈmänməᴛʜ/ /ˈʤeɪmz ˈskɑːt ˈduːk əv ˈmɑːnməθ/