The Old Pretender and Bonnie Prince Charlie,The Young Pretender and the Jacobite Rebellion. The Two Pretenders of the title were James Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender, and his son Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender.
Both were determined to take their place - in their opinion, their rightful place - on the British throne. Both Pretenders, in their own way, were a bit of a disaster. They relied on their undoubted popularity with the Scots, but were sadly lacking when it came to organisation or common sense! James VIII 'The Old Pretender' James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales (the Chevalier de St George, "The King Over the Water", "The Old Pretender" or "The Old Chevalier"; 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766) was the English son of the soon-to-be-deposed James II of England (James VII of Scotland).
As such, 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, when he was recognised as king of England, Scotland and Ireland by his cousin Louis XIV of France. Following his death in 1766 he was succeeded by his son Charles Edward Stuart in the Jacobite Succession. Had his father not been deposed, there would have been only two monarchs during his lifetime; his father and himself.
In reality there were six; the last three Stuarts and the first three Hanoverians. Birth and childhood[edit] James III and VIII. James Francis Edward Stuart was born June 10 (Old Style), June 20 (New Style), 1688, at St.
James's Palace in London. He was the eleventh but first surviving child of King James II and VII and of his second wife, Princess Mary Beatrice of Modena. From his birth James bore the titles of "Prince of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles, and Great Steward of Scotland". At his birth he was also named "Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester", although he seems not to have been formally so created. James Francis Edward Stuart Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. James Francis Edward Stuart lived from 10 June 1688 to 1 January 1766.
He was the son of James VII/II and Mary of Modena, and in the Jacobite peerage was referred to as "Prince James" until he became James VIII/III of Great Britain on the death of his father on 16 September 1701. However, his father had been deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1689 in favour of William and Mary, and James Francis Edward was never to rule, being known to many in Britain as "The Pretender" or, after the birth of his son, Charles Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender" to distinguish between the two.
The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. It was the very fact of Prince James' birth in 1688 that helped bring about the crisis in the reign of James VII/II. James had two grown-up daughters from his first marriage, Mary and Anne, who had been brought up as Protestants. James had another problem. Family Tree for James Stuart (The Old Pretender, son of King James II) at RoyaList. James Stuart (The Old Pretender, son of King James II) is in a shaded box in the centre column : you may need to scroll down to see this, or just click here.
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Click any name to re-draw the tree with that person at the centre. James Edward Stuart, the old Pretender (1688-1766) Stuart - James Stuart <br> 'The Old Pretender' Family Tree poster and books House of Stuart Family Tree Scottish Stewart Family Tree All Kings & Queens Name: James Francis StuartFather: James IIMother: Mary of ModenaBorn: June 10, 1688 at St James Palace, LondonMarried: Maria Sobiewski, on May 28, 1719Children: One son Charles Edward Stuart and one illegitimate son HenryDied: January 1, 1766 at Rome, aged 77 years, 6 months, and 21 daysBuried at: St Peters, Rome.
Pretender Profile: King James VIII & III. Ordinarily the birth of an heir to the throne is an occasion of great joy; the hope of stability and the future of a dynasty.
However, the birth of Prince James Edward Francis Stuart, first son King James II of Britain and Queen Mary of Modena, brought about war, upheaval and the effective fall of a dynasty that had reigned in Britain since 1371. The prince, who would become known as “The Old Chevalier” and “The Old Pretender” was born at St James Palace on June 10, 1688 and was soon thereafter baptized into the Roman Catholic Church of his parents and this was the “problem” with the newborn prince.
He represented the potential of a Catholic British dynasty and this was something that those with power in the country were not willing to tolerate. First, his legitimacy was called into question and the King even ordered a formal investigation to remove all doubt but it was all rather pointless. Fighting raged off and on in Scotland to little effect. Biography of James VIII (Scotland) - Archontology.org. James Francis Edward Stuart, styled James VIII and III (1688-1766; 'The Old Pretender') << Back to full list of biographies 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 Catholic. Conspiracists claimed that the true Prince had died soon after birth and was substituted by a 'warming-pan infant', smuggled into the queen's bed. James II left England on 23 December 1688 and never returned. In 1708 James made an attempt to invade Scotland and recapture the throne, but his army was prevented from landing by the British fleet.
Queen Anne, James's half-sister, died in 1714. After a brief stay in Avignon, the Pope offered James refuge in Rome in 1717. High quality art prints, canvases, postcards, mugs. Prince James Stuart 'The Old Pretender' Wallace Collection Online - James Stuart, the 'Old Pretender' The Wallace Collection The Collection powered by eMuseumPlus@zetcom Results: 1 Style of Jacques-Antoine Arlaud (1668 - 1746) James Stuart, the 'Old Pretender'early 18th century MiniaturePainted on ivoryImage size: 8.2 x 6.1 cmFrame size: 10.5 x 8.4 cmOverall size: 11.5 x 8.4 cm, with hookInscription: 'James Stuart / son of James 2d / King of Great / Britain Born / 1688' EngravedM2Boudoir Cabinet Add to Portfolio Buy a Print Images & Media Further Reading Image: jpg Follow us on:
