James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater

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James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, was an English Jacobite nobleman who played a leading role in the 1715 uprising against the Hanoverian succession and was executed for treason.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
Jacobite
peer of Great Britain
allegiance House of Stuart
Jacobite cause
areaOfActivity British politics
Jacobite military affairs
causeOfDeath execution
charges treason against the Hanoverian government
conflict Hanoverian–Jacobite conflict
linked to: Jacobite risings
convictedOf high treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
familyName Radclyffe
fate executed following the failure of the 1715 rising
givenName James
governmentOpposed Hanoverian government of Great Britain
hasCause restoration of the Stuart monarchy
historicalPeriod early 18th century
ideology royalism
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath capital punishment for treason
movement Jacobitism
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
notableFor role in the 1715 Jacobite uprising
supporting the Stuart claim to the British throne
notableWork Leadership in the Jacobite rising of 1715
notedAs martyr figure in Jacobite tradition
opposedTo Hanoverian succession
participatedIn Jacobite rising of 1715
politicalAlignment anti-Hanoverian
pro-Stuart
politicalCause restoration of the Stuart line to the British throne
positionHeld Earl of Derwentwater
English peer
realmOfActivity Kingdom of Great Britain
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent Jacobite leader in northern England
socialClass aristocracy
supportedClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart
supportedTitle James III and VIII (Jacobite claimant)
linked to: James III
titleHeld Lord Derwentwater
typeOfNoble English earl

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the Fifteen hasLeader James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
Battle of Preston (1715) commander James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
linked to: James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater