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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth: English Army officer and courtier (1649–1685).
Born in Rotterdam (died at age 36).
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General James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, was an English Army officer and courtier. 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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