King James II Feb 6 Duke of York becomes King James II of England and VII of Scotland upon the death of his brother Charles II King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II Feb 18 Fort St. Louis is established by a Frenchman at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas. Jun 11 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II Jul 6 Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II defeats the Duke of Monmouth Event of Interest Oct 18 French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants The Sun King of France Louis XIV Dec 3 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm, Sweden Dec 30 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of Southern Netherlands 1684 Events in History by Year 1686
