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James was the son of the deposed King James II. 'Pretender' in this context means 'claimant', to the thrones of England and Scotland which his father had fled in 1688. The birth of James on 10 June 1688 precipitated the invasion of England by William, Prince of Orange, because he was the heir to the throne and would have been brought up as a ...
James never returned to Scotland, instead heading an intrigue-ridden court in exile, and passed the baton to his son Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788). He died in Rome and is interred in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by E Gill (1725-28)
Thought to be by the French portraitist François de Troy (1645-1730), this half-length portrait shows the young Catholic claimant to the English throne, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, pointing towards a group of ships at sea. Commissioned in exile from the chateau Saint-Germain-en-Laye, outside Paris, this gesture alludes to James Jacobite title as the king over the water, and promises ...
James Francis Edward, Thân vương xứ Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart, kẻ đòi ngôi cũ hay tên gian hùng cũ; 10 tháng sáu 1688 - Ngày 01 tháng 1 năm 1766) là con trai của vị vua bị phế truất James II của Anh ( James VII của Scotland) và người vợ thứ 2 của ông, Maria xứ Modena. Vì lý do trên ...
Jan 16, 2023 · A c. 1720 portrait of James II of England’s exiled son James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), also known as the Old Pretender since he claimed the crown of Great Britain which had since passed on to the House of Hanover and George I of Great Britain (r. 1714-1727).
Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart (French: Louise Marie Thérèse; 28 June 1692 – 18 April 1712), known to Jacobites as The Princess Royal, was the last child of James II and VII, the deposed king of England, Scotland and Ireland, by his second wife Mary of Modena. Like her brother James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender), Louisa Maria was a ...
Oct 5, 2016 · Jean-François de Troy Prince James Francis Edward Stuart 1688–1766 Son of James VII and II, 1701. James I was succeeded by his ill-fated son Charles I, who was executed. Britain and Ireland briefly became republics, but the Stuart family were restored to the three monarchies under Charles II in 16560, who was succeeded by his brother King ...
