British monarchy (Jacobite line)

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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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobitism ⓘ
alternative royal succession ⓘ
political legitimacy claim ⓘ
associatedWith Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 ⓘ
Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 ⓘ
Jacobite risings ⓘ
basedOn hereditary right of the House of Stuart ⓘ
claimsLegitimacyFor Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
Henry Benedict Stuart ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
James II of England and VII of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James II of England

subsequent senior heirs of the House of Stuart ⓘ
contrastsWith constitutional monarchy of post-1688 Britain ⓘ
currentHeirClaimedByHistorians Franz, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
emergedAfter Glorious Revolution ⓘ
historicalHeir Charles Edward Stuart ⓘ
Henry Benedict Stuart ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
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 ⓘ
House of Savoy ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
opposedBy Hanoverian government ⓘ
Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
opposedTo British monarchy (Hanoverian and Windsor line) ⓘ
linked to: British monarchy
recognizedBy Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobitism
rejects Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
Hanoverian succession ⓘ
relatedMovement Jacobite political movement ⓘ
religiousAssociation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
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) ⓘ
Spain (as foreign backer at times) ⓘ
linked to: Spain

many Scottish Highland clans ⓘ
some English and Welsh Tories ⓘ
some Irish Catholics ⓘ
territorialClaim Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
later Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
later United Kingdom ⓘ
usesDynasticHouse House of Stuart ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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 → Jacobite royal family ⓘ
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)
Duke of York (Jacobite) → titleHolderSuccessionClaim → King of England (Jacobite claim) ⓘ
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)
Charles Edward de Rohan-Stuart → dynasticAffiliation → Jacobite royal family ⓘ
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)