Mary of Modena
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Mary of Modena was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. A devout Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and heir presumptive of Charles II. She was devoted to James and their children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the thrones, James Francis Edward, and Louisa Maria Teresa.
Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Mary's father, in a portrait by Justus Sustermans
James, Duke of York, in a portrait by Sir Peter Lely
Mary in the year of her husband's accession, 1685, in a painting by Willem Wissing
Anne Hyde
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Anne Hyde was the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII.
A portrait of Anne, James and their two daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Anne (this portrait is based on an earlier portrait of Anne and James.)
Anne, painted by Lely about 1670