James Crofts Scott Duke of Monmouth [48679] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was executed for high treason.

  General Notes:

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or James Fitzroy.
He always claimed his parents were married, and that he possessed their marriage lines, but he never produced them.
Took his wifes name upon marriage.

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James Scott, 1st and last Duke of Monmouth was born illegitimately on 9 March 1649 at Rotterdam, The Netherlands .¹ He was the son of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and Lucy Walter.^1,4 He married Anne Scott, Countess of Buccleuch , daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Leslie , on 20 April 1663 at Earl of Wemyss' house, London, England .¹ He died on 15 July 1685 at age 36 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England , executed, for high treason.¹
James Scott, 1st and last Duke of Monmouth and Eleanor Needham were associated. He was baptised with the name of James Crofts.⁵ On before 14 February 1663 his name was legally changed to James Scott.¹ He was created 1st Baron Scott of Tindall, Northumberland [England] on 14 February 1663.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Doncaster, co. York [England] on 14 February 1663.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Monmouth [England] on 14 February 1663.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 28 March 1663.¹ He succeeded to the title of 1st Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale [Scotland] on 20 April 1663.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Dalkeith [Scotland] on 20 April 1663.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Buccleuch [Scotland] on 20 April 1663, with special remainder to the heirs of his body who succeed to the Earldom of Buccleuch.¹ He was attainted and, and his English honours forfeited.¹
When the succession to the throne was raised, Charles II affirmed that he never married Lucy Walter and deprived the Duke of Monmouth of many of his posts. On the 11 June 1685, Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis in an attempt to sieze the throne. At Sedgemoor, north east of Taunton, Monmouth made an ill-advised attack against the Royalists and was defeated. He was captured in the New Forest a few days later, and executed in the Tower of London on July 15 1685.
1. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 366. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. Artcyclopedia, online <http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists>. Hereinafter cited as Artcyclopedia.
3. Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message from <e-mail address <javascript:hemlink('mig73allenford2002','yahoo.co.uk')>> (Harrogate, North Yorkshire) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection".
4. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 561. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
5. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 256. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
6. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1850.
7. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 367.
8. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 212.

James married Anne Scott Duchess of Buccleuch [48680] [MRIN: 551612086], daughter of Francis Scott 2nd Earl of Buccleuch [57134] and Lady Margaret Leslie [57135], on 20 Apr 1663. (Anne Scott Duchess of Buccleuch [48680] was born on 11 Feb 1650/51 and died on 6 Feb 1730/31.)

James next married Eleanor Needham [57136] [MRIN: 551615220], daughter of Sir Robert Needham [57137] and Unknown. (Eleanor Needham [57136] was born in 1650.)