James Francis Edward Stuart

Jacobite Pretender James Francis Edward Stuart (a.k.a. Old Pretender)

James Francis Edward was raised in Continental Europe and after his father's death in 1701, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish crown as James III of England and Ireland and James VIII of Scotland, with the support of his Jacobite followers and his cousin Louis XIV of France. Fourteen years later, he unsuccessfully attempted to gain the throne in Britain during the Jacobite rising of 1715.

A further attempt was planned in 1722, but following the exposure of the Atterbury Plot it came to nothing.

James had two sons:

• Charles Edward Stuart (31 December 1720)

• Henry Benedict Stuart (11 March 1725)

Ethnicity

Ethnicity: English

Year of Birth

1688 AD 33 Years old

Gender

Male

Aligned Organization

Jacobities

Other Affiliations

• Catholicism
• England