| Mary II 1662-1694. Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689-1694). The eldest daughter of James II, she ruled jointly with her husband, William III, the former William of Orange, at the behest of the Protestant opponents of her father. |
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(Biographies / Mary II (1662-1694) F, British, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1662-94, queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689-94), ruling jointly with her husband William III. They were offered the crown by parliament, which objected to the arbitrary rule of her father James II
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| Noun | 1. |  Mary II - Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest daughter of James II and ruled jointly with her husband William III (1662-1694) |
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