House of Stuart (restored)
Although the monarchy was restored in 1660, no stable settlement proved possible until the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when Parliament finally asserted the right to choose whomsoever it pleased as monarch.
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles II 1660–1685 |
29 May 1630 St. James' Palace son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France |
Catherine of Braganza Portsmouth 21 May 1662 no children |
6 February 1685 Whitehall Palace aged 54 |
son of Charles I (cognatic primogeniture; English Restoration) | |
| James II 6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688 (deposed) |
14 October 1633 St. James' Palace son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France |
(1) Anne Hyde The Strand 3 September 1660 eight children (2) Mary of Modena |
16 September 1701 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye aged 67 |
son of Charles I (cognatic primogeniture) | |
| Mary II 13 February 1689–1694 |
30 April 1662 St. James' Palace daughter of James II and Anne Hyde |
St. James' Palace 4 November 1677 no children |
28 December 1694 Kensington Palace aged 32 |
grandchildren of Charles I (offered the crown by Parliament) | |
| William III 13 February 1689–1702 |
4 November 1650 The Hague son of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal |
8 March 1702 Kensington Palace aged 51 after breaking his collarbone from falling off his horse |
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| Anne 8 March 1702–1 May 1707 |
6 February 1665 St. James' Palace daughter of James II and Anne Hyde |
George of Denmark St. James' Palace 28 July 1683 5 children |
1 August 1714 Kensington Palace aged 49 |
daughter of James II (cognatic primogeniture; Bill of Rights 1689) | |
| Monarchs after 1707 | See List of British monarchs | ||||
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