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James Scott, duke of Monmouth
(1649-1685)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685
NRA:    Scott James (1649-1685) Duke of Monmouth
DNB:    Scott [formerly Crofts], James, duke of Monmouth and first duke of Buccleuch (1649-1685), politician
LBT ID: DuMonmo    VIAF ID: 35251748    LOC ID: n50066834		B/BAP:   1649-04-09
DIED:   1685-07-15
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
The illegitimate son of Charles II and claimant to the throne; he was the subject of Dryden's poem Absalom and Achitophel (1681).
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