James Francis Edward Stuart

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Jacobite claimant Stuart prince claimant to the English throne claimant to the Irish throne claimant to the Scottish throne exiled royal pretender to the throne

James Francis Edward Stuart, known as the "Old Pretender," was the exiled Catholic claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland whose contested succession helped spark the Jacobite movement.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jacobite claimant → Stuart prince → claimant to the English throne → claimant to the Irish throne → claimant to the Scottish throne → exiled royal → pretender to the throne →
alsoKnownAs	James III → James VIII → The Old Pretender →
associatedWithEvent	Glorious Revolution → Jacobite rising of 1715 → Jacobite rising of 1719 →
birthDate	1688-06-10 →
birthPlace	St James's Palace, London, England →
burialPlace	St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City →
causeOfExile	overthrow of James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution →
child	Charles Edward Stuart → Henry Benedict Stuart →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Ireland → Kingdom of Scotland →
deathDate	1766-01-01 →
deathPlace	Rome, Papal States →
dynasticClaim	English throne → Irish throne → Scottish throne →
exileLocation	France → Italy →
father	James II of England → James VII of Scotland →
fullName	James Francis Edward Stuart →
historicalEra	18th century → Late 17th century →
mother	Mary of Modena →
movement	Jacobite movement →
nobleFamily	House of Stuart →
politicalAlignment	pro-Stuart restoration →
predecessorInJacobiteClaim	James II of England → James VII of Scotland →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Rome, Papal States → Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France →
spouse	Maria Clementina Sobieska →
successorInJacobiteClaim	Charles Edward Stuart →
supportedBy	Louis XIV of France → Papacy →
supportedByMovement	Jacobitism →
title	Duke of Cornwall → Duke of Rothesay → Prince of Scotland → Prince of Wales →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James II of England → James VII of Scotland → Mary of Modena →	child
James Francis Edward Stuart ("The Old Pretender") → James Francis Edward Stuart ("James VIII") →	alsoKnownAs
Jacobite rising of 1745 → John Erskine, Earl of Mar →	supportedClaimant
Battle of Sheriffmuir →	associatedWith
Jacobite rising of 1715 →	commander
Charles Edward, Duke of Albany →	father
James Francis Edward Stuart →	fullName
the Fifteen →	hasLeader
Jacobite rising of 1715 →	hasParticipant
John Erskine, Earl of Mar →	monarchServed
Battle of Preston (1715) →	opposingClaimant
Jacobite risings →	significantFigure
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye ("James II of England in exile") →	usedBy