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James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) [a] was the House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766.
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.
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.
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 (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".
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.
Raised in exile, James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) was the son of King James VII and II and his second wife, Mary of Modena. Who was James ‘VIII’? When the exiled King James VII and II died in 1701, his son James Frances Edward took up the reins of the Jacobite cause.
Born in St. James Palace (London), the son of King James VII (1633-1701), who was forced off the throne the following year. On the death of his father he became the focus of the Jacobite cause, and was recognised by France as King James III (of England).
