General James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, Duke of Buccleuch was an English Army officer and courtier. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eld
Portrait by Peter Lely, c. 1680
James Scott at the siege of Maastricht in 1673, painted by Jan Wyck c. 1675
1873 illustration of Monmouth's capture
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Lucy Walter, also known as Lucy Barlow, was the first mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of James, Duke of Monmouth. During the Exclusion Crisis, a Protestant faction wanted to make her
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth
…James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England with his mistress Lucy Walter. The Duke of Monmouth served in the Second Anglo-Dutch War and commanded English troops taking part in the Third Anglo-Dutch War before commanding the…
Portrait by Peter Lely, c. 1650
Charles, Prince of Wales (later Charles II), late 1640s