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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.
Jun 6, 2024 · 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 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 (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.
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 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.
James Francis Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender", died in Rome on 1 January 1766. The Jacobite claim to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland passed to Charles Edward Stuart, known to Jacobites as Charles III, and to many in Great Britain as "The Young Pretender".
