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Mary II of England

Mary II of England

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Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland who ruled with her husband William III from 1689 to 1694
  • proper noun
: María II de Inglaterra
  • The Bill of Rights was enacted during the rule of Mary II of England and William III.

Examples

  • Mary II of England reigned from 1689 to 1694 and was known for her co-monarchy with William III.

  • Queen Mary II of England ruled alongside William III.

  • Mary II of England reigned jointly with her husband William III during the Glorious Revolution.

  • Many historians study the unique co-monarchy of Mary II of England and her husband.

  • Did Mary II of England support the Glorious Revolution?

  • The unique partnership of Mary II of England and William III brought significant changes to the British monarchy.

  • During her reign, Mary II of England implemented important reforms alongside her husband William III.

Synonyms

Mary II
vsMary II of England
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Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland who ruled with her husband William III from 1689 to 1694

is the same person but names the country in the title

Surface Forms

Mary II of England main

Morphology

Mary + II + of + England

The phrase is compositionally built from a personal name ('Mary') + an ordinal indicator ('II') + the preposition 'of' + a country name ('England'), so a learner who knows these constituents (including the Roman numeral) will read it as 'Mary the second associated with England' — i.e., a historical person/monarch. This naming convention (ordinal + of + country) is cross-linguistically common and requires no idiomatic knowledge, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Mary II of England shows she was the second English queen named Mary, because the II means 'the second'. She ruled together with her husband William III from 1689 to 1694, so the name points to the specific queen who shared the throne at that time.