Jacobite peerage
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The Jacobite peerage includes those peerages created by James II and VII, and the subsequent Jacobite pretenders, after James's deposition from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland following t
Title page of The Jacobite Peerage, 1904, by Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval
James Francis Edward Stuart
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James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766. The only surviv
Jacobite peerage
…Baron Raby (1st Earl of Strafford) Duke of York shortly after 6 March 1725 Stuart merged in the crown 31 January 1788 England for Henry, younger son of James Francis Edward Stuart Duke of Melfort 17 April 1692 Drummond extinct or dormant since 28 February 1902 Scotland for John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort, holder also Duke of…
Portrait from the studio of Alexis Simon Belle, c. 1712
James Francis Edward as Prince of Wales
James Francis Edward c. 1703, portrait in the Royal Collection attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
James ("The Old Pretender") lands in Scotland after Sheriffmuir. An 18th-century engraving.