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Which of James II's daughters became a joint monarch with her husband?

  • Anne

  • Mary II

  • Elizabeth

  • Catherine

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Mary II, the eldest daughter of James II, became a joint monarch with her husband, William III of Orange, after her father's deposition. They ruled together as William and Mary, and their reign marked the establishment of the principle that sovereignty derived from Parliament, not birth.
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