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James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs and the King over the Water by Jacobites, was the son of King James VII and II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena.
James Edward, the Old Pretender (born June 10, 1688, London, Eng.—died Jan. 1, 1766, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) , also known as the Old Pretender, was the son of the deposed Roman Catholic monarch James II of England and claimant to the English and Scottish thrones.
Nov 6, 2021 · James Stuart was raised in France at the Palace of St. Germain. After his father was forced to flee, the French king, Louis XIV, offered sanctuary to the exiled royal family. This was not merely a goodwill gesture.
James Francis Edward Stuart, excluded from the Succession by the Bill of Rights 1689. The 1688 Glorious Revolution deposed James II and VII, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III, ruling as joint monarchs.
James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766) was born to James II (1633-1701) and his second wife, Mary of Modena (1658-1718) on 10 June 1688. His birth was a matter of national controversy. Mary had not conceived in five years, and James had no male heir to continue his Catholic programme in England.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Stuart, James Francis Edward (1688–1766) British claimant to the throne, called the ‘Old Pretender’. The only son of James II, his birth precipitated the Glorious Revolution (1688), and he was brought up in exile. On the death of his father in 1701, the Jacobites proclaimed James king.
House of Stuart Family Tree. Name: James Stuart - 'The Old Pretender' Father: James II. Mother: Mary of Modena. Born: June 10, 1688 at St James Palace, London. Married: Maria Sobiewski, on May 28, 1719. Children: One son Charles Edward Stuart and one illegitimate son Henry. Died: January 1, 1766 at Rome, aged 77 years, 6 months, and 21 days.
James Francis Edward Stuart. (1688—1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Quick Reference. B. 10 June 1688, s. of James II and Mary of Modena; m. Maria Clementina, da. of James Sobiewski, 28 May 1719; issue: Charles Edward, Henry; d. 1 Jan. 1766, bur. St Peter's, Rome.
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs and the King over the Water by Jacobites, was the son of King James VII and II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena.
James, Prince of Wales (known as James Francis Edward Stuart; " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier "; 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) was the son of James II of England (James VII of Scotland) and his second wife, Mary of Modena. [1] .
