Editing Duke of York (section)

===Fifth creation, 1633/1644===

James was styled Duke of York from birth and officially created as such in 1644.

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| '''[[James II of England|James Stuart]]'''<br />1633/1644–1685<ref name="Callow, John 2000">Callow, John, The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a King, Sutton Publishing, Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2000. Page</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Albany]] (1660), [[Earl of Ulster]] (1659)}}''
| [[File:James II & VII.jpg|100px|James Stuart]]
| 14 October 1633<br />[[St. James's Palace]], [[London]]<br />son of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and [[Henrietta Maria of France]]
| [[Anne Hyde]]<br />3 September 1660<br />8 children<br /><br />[[Mary of Modena]]<br />21 November 1673<br />7 children
| 16 September 1701<br />[[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]], [[Paris]]<br />aged 67
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|Colspan=5|''James succeeded as '''James II''' in 1685 upon [[Charles II of England|his brother]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
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