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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.
Nov 6, 2021 · James Stuart declared it was “now or never,” and begged the Pope for assistance, but in August a huge blow befell James’s cause when his long-term ally King Louis XIV died, leaving him without French support.
James Francis Edward Stuart. Born: June 10, 1688, London, Eng. Died: Jan. 1, 1766, Rome, Papal States [Italy] (aged 77) Political Affiliation: Jacobite. House / Dynasty: House of Stuart. Notable Family Members: father James II. mother Mary of Modena. son Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. son Henry Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York. (Show more)
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.
The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna Sheumais [ˈpliən̪ˠə ˈheːmɪʃ]; or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts.
He lived through his son Charles Edward's more spectacular attempt to regain the throne in 1745 before he died rejected in Rome in 1766. Key facts about James Stuart - 'The Old Pretender' who was born June 10, 1688, including biography, historical timeline and links to the British royal family tree.
James Francis Edward Stuart lived from 10 June 1688 to 1 January 1766. He was the son of James VII/II and Mary of Modena, and in the Jacobite peerage was referred to as "Prince James" until he became James VIII/III of Great Britain on the death of his father on 16 September 1701.
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