As there was no queen at the French court, nor a dauphine after Maria Anna's death in 1690, Mary took precedence over all the female members of the French court and French royal house, as did her daughter in her capacity of a royal princess until the next French dauphine appeared in 1711.
Therefore, Maria Anna refused to see Mary, etiquette being a sensitive issue at Versailles.
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown.
Initially supported by Irish Catholics in his effort to regain the thrones, James launched an expedition to Ireland in March 1689.