British monarchy (Jacobite line)

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Jacobitism alternative royal succession political legitimacy claim

The British monarchy (Jacobite line) refers to the alternative royal succession claimed by the Jacobites after the Glorious Revolution, recognizing deposed Stuart heirs and their descendants—rather than the reigning Hanoverian and later Windsor monarchs—as the legitimate kings and queens of Britain.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jacobite royal family	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jacobitism ⓘ alternative royal succession ⓘ political legitimacy claim ⓘ
associatedWith	Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobite risings ⓘ
basedOn	hereditary right of the House of Stuart ⓘ
claimsLegitimacyFor	Charles Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Benedict Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ James II of England and VII of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent senior heirs of the House of Stuart ⓘ
contrastsWith	constitutional monarchy of post-1688 Britain ⓘ
currentHeirClaimedByHistorians	Franz, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedAfter	Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalHeir	Charles Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Benedict Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeak	late 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ
ideology	divine right of kings ⓘ hereditary indefeasible monarchy ⓘ
languageOfCourt	English ⓘ French (in exile courts) ⓘ
laterHeir	House of Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Hanoverian government NERFINISHED ⓘ Whigs NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	British monarchy (Hanoverian and Windsor line) NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Jacobites NERFINISHED ⓘ
rejects	Act of Settlement 1701 NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill of Rights 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanoverian succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedMovement	Jacobite political movement ⓘ
religiousAssociation	Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
startPoint	deposition of James II and VII in 1688 ⓘ
status	largely symbolic in modern times ⓘ non-reigning ⓘ
successionPrinciple	male-preference primogeniture within the senior Stuart line ⓘ
supportedBy	France (as foreign backer at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain (as foreign backer at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ many Scottish Highland clans ⓘ some English and Welsh Tories ⓘ some Irish Catholics ⓘ
territorialClaim	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ later Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ later United Kingdom ⓘ
usesDynasticHouse	House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Count of Albany → associatedWith → British monarchy (Jacobite line) ⓘ

Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart → notableFamily → British monarchy (Jacobite line) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jacobite royal family