James Scott 1st Duke Of Monmouth Dutch Born English General And Claimant To The Throne Executed Born 1649 - July 15 in History | This Day Story

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July 15, 1685

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-born English general and claimant to the throne, executed (born 1649)

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called 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.

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