James Francis Edward Stuart
James, Prince of Wales (known as James Francis Edward Stuart; "The Old Pretender" or "The Old Chevalier"; 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) was the son of James II of England (James VII of Scotland) and his second wife, Mary of Modena.[1] Because of this, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish thrones (as James III of England and Ireland and James VIII of Scotland) from the death of his father in 1701. He was proclaimed king of England, Scotland and Ireland by his cousin Louis XIV of France. When he died in 1766 in Rome, his son, Charles Edward Stuart, followed him in the Jacobite Succession.
James Francis Edward Stuart Media
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James Francis Edward as Prince of Wales
James Francis Edward c. 1703, portrait in the Royal Collection attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
The Old Pretender lands in Scotland after Sheriffmuir. An 18th-century engraving.
Coloured portrait of James as young man
James's wife, Maria Clementina Sobieska
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Portrait of James from 1748
- Tomb of Stuart in the Vatican.jpg
Tomb of James Francis Edward Stuart and his two sons in St. Peter's Basilica
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Coat of arms of James Francis Edward Stuart as Prince of Wales
References
- ↑ "History of the Monarchy; The Jacobite Claimants; Prince James". royal.gov.uk. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.