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 and VIII
linked to: James III

James VIII
The Old Pretender
birthDate 1688-06-10
birthPlace St James's Palace, London
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
child 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, Papal States
linked to: Rome
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, Papal States
linked to: Rome

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
spouse Maria Clementina Sobieska
successor Charles Edward Stuart
supportedBy King Louis XIV of France
linked to: Louis XIV of France

the Papacy
linked to: 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 and VIII (Jacobite claimant)
linked to: James III
James III alsoKnownAs James III and VIII
linked to: James III