Who was Mary II's mother?
Anne Hyde
Catherine of Braganza
Henrietta of England
Olivia Cromwell
Answer
Anne Hyde was the wife of King James II of England, Scotland and Ireland, and mother of Queen Mary II. She was the daughter of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, and his wife, Frances Aylesbury. Anne Hyde was a strong-willed and intelligent woman who played a major role in the politics of her time.
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