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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. He was Prince of Wales from July 1688 until, just months after his birth, his Catholic father ...
Article History. L.G. Blanchet: James Edward, the Old Pretender. In full: 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.
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James Francis Edward Stuart, Old Pretender Timeline 1688-1766. Born – 10th June 1688. Died – 1st January 1766. Father – King James II (1633 – 1701) Mother – Mary of Modena (1658 – 1718) Spouse – m. 1719 – Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702 – 1735) Children – Charles Edward (1720 – 1788), Henry Benedict (1725 – 1807) 1688 (10th June)
Mar 16, 2024 · Prince of Wales; Chevalier de St George; The 'Old Pretender' History: The 'Old Pretender'. Son of deposed James II of England and Mary of Modena. Claimant to English and Scottish thrones....
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.
James was involved in an attempted Spanish invasion of Scotland in 1719, but the next (and last) serious Jacobite uprising was led by his son Charles Stuart (1720-1788) in 1745. Charles's defeat at Culloden in 1745 effectively ended Jacobite hopes for the restoration of the throne.
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.
