James III

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James III, also known as the Old Pretender, was the exiled Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland following the Glorious Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite claimant
human
pretender to the throne
alsoKnownAs James III
surface form: James III and VIII

James Francis Edward Stuart
surface form: James VIII

James Francis Edward Stuart
surface form: The Old Pretender
birthDate 1688-06-10
birthPlace St James's Palace, London
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
surface form: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
child Bonnie Prince Charlie
surface form: Charles Edward Stuart

Henry Benedict Stuart
claimedTitle King of England
King of Ireland
King of Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1766-01-01
deathPlace Rome
surface form: Rome, Papal States
era 18th century
Late 17th century
exiledAfter Glorious Revolution
father James II of England
James VII of Scotland
fullName James Francis Edward Stuart
house House of Stuart
languageSpoken English
French
mother Mary of Modena
nobleFamily House of Stuart
notableEvent Glorious Revolution
Jacobite rising of 1715
attempted invasion of Britain in 1708
positionHeld Jacobite claimant to the throne of England
Jacobite claimant to the throne of Ireland
Jacobite claimant to the throne of Scotland
predecessor James II of England
James VII of Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Rome
surface form: Rome, Papal States

Saint-Germain-en-Laye
surface form: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
spouse Maria Clementina Sobieska
successor Bonnie Prince Charlie
surface form: Charles Edward Stuart
supportedBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: King Louis XIV of France

Papacy
surface form: the Papacy
supportedCause Jacobitism
titleAtBirth Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Rothesay
Prince of Wales

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James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater supportedTitle James III
this entity surface form: James III and VIII (Jacobite claimant)
James III alsoKnownAs James III
this entity surface form: James III and VIII