Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena were the wives of which British king?
Anne Hyde Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of the future King James II of England. Anne was the daughter of a commoner — Edward Hyde (later created Earl of Clarendon) — and met her future husband when they were both living in exile in the Netherlands. She married James in 1660 and two months later gave birth to the couple's first child, who had obviously been conceived out of wedlock. Some observers disapproved of the marriage, but James' brother, King Charles II, wanted the marriage to take place.
Crown of Mary of Modena 7 rubies, 7 sapphires, and 2 emeralds. It was subsequently used by Mary of Modena's stepdaughters Mary II and Queen Anne, and also by George I; Queen Caroline, wife of George II; and Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. In 1831, the crown was judged to be too theatrical and in a poor state of repair, and it was replaced with the Crown of Queen Adelaide for her coronation alongside her husband, William IV. However, it is possible that Adelaide was crowned using one of Mary of Modena's crowns. Crown of Mary of Modena The Crown of Mary of Modena