James Francis Edward Stuart
Noble person
1688 – 1766
Who was James Francis Edward Stuart?
James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the English son of the soon-to-be-deposed James II of England. As such, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish thrones from the death of his father in 1701, when he was recognised as king of England, Scotland and Ireland by his cousin Louis XIV of France. Following his death in 1766 he was succeeded by his son Charles Edward Stuart in the Jacobite Succession. Had his father not been deposed, there would have been only two monarchs during his lifetime; his father and himself. In reality there were six; the last three Stuarts and the first three Hanoverians. Although the ruling Protestant Stuarts died out with his half-sister, Queen Anne, the last remaining Stuarts were James and his sons, and their endeavours to reclaim the throne whilst remaining devoted to their Catholic faith is remembered in history as Jacobitism.
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- Born
- Jun 10, 1688
St James's Palace - Also known as
- James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Clementina Sobieska
(1719/09/03 - )
- Maria Clementina Sobieska
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Jan 1, 1766
Palazzo Muti - Resting place
- St. Peter's Basilica
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on July 23, 2013
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