Jacobite succession

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The Stuarts who claimed the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 were:

Descendent Portrait Birth Marriages Death
James II & VII
6 February 1685–
16 September 1701[1]
14 October 1633
St. James's Palace
son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France[1]
Anne Hyde
3 September 1660
8 children

Mary of Modena
21 November 1673
7 children[1]

16 September 1701
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
aged 67[1]
James Francis Edward Stuart
("James III & VIII")
("The Old Pretender")
16 September 1701–
1 January 1766
James 10 June 1688[2]
St. James's Palace
son of James II of England and Mary of Modena
Clementina Sobieski
3 September 1719
2 children
1 January 1766
Palazzo Muti
aged 77
Charles Edward Stuart
("Charles III")
("The Young Pretender")
("Bonnie Prince Charlie")
1 January 1766–
31 January 1788
Charles 31 December 1720[3]
Palazzo Muti
son of James Francis Edward Stuart and Clementina Sobieski
Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
28 March 1772
no children
(2 illegitimate children)
31 January 1788
Palazzo Muti
aged 67
Henry Benedict Stuart
("Henry IX & I")
31 January 1788–
13 July 1807
Henry 11 March 1725[4]
Rome
son of James Francis Edward Stuart and Clementina Sobieski
never married 13 July 1807
Frascati
aged 82

When Henry died, the succession passed to a different house, and none of the Jacobite heirs since has claimed the thrones of England or Scotland or put the arms of England and Scotland in their coats-of-arms.

House of Savoy change

Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia was a descendant of Charles I through his youngest daughter Henrietta Anne. Her daughter Anne Marie of Orléans married Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, and Charles IV was great-grandson of Queen Anne Marie in the male line.

Descendent Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
("Charles IV")
13 July 1807–
6 October 1819
  24 May 1751
Turin
son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon
Marie Clotilde of France
1775
No children
6 October 1819
Rome
aged 68
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
("Victor")
6 October 1819–
10 January 1824
  24 July 1759
Turin
son of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon
Maria Teresa of Austria-Este
21 April 1789
7 children
10 January 1824
Moncalieri
aged 65
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
("Mary III")[5]
10 January 1824–
15 September 1840
  6 December 1792
daughter of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Maria Teresa of Austria-Este
Francis IV, Duke of Modena
20 June 1812
4 children
15 September 1840
aged 48

House of Austria-Este change

Descendent Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Francis V, Duke of Modena
("Francis I")
15 September 1840–
20 November 1875
  1 June 1819
Modena
son of Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Francis IV, Duke of Modena
Adelgunde of Bavaria
30 March 1842
1 child
20 November 1875
Vienna
aged 56
Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
("Mary IV")[5]
20 November 1875–
3 February 1919
  2 July 1849
Brno
daughter of Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Elisabeth of Austria
Ludwig III of Bavaria
13 children
7 November 1918
Chiemgau
aged 69

House of Wittelsbach change

Descendent Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
("Robert I & IV")
3 February 1919–
2 August 1955
  18 May 1869
Munich
son of Maria Theresia of Austria-Este and Ludwig III of Bavaria
Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria
10 July 1900
Munich
4 children

Antonia of Luxembourg
7 April 1921
Lenggries
6 children
2 August 1955
Schloß Leutstetten
aged 86
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
("Albert")
2 August 1955–
8 July 1996
3 May 1905
Munich
son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria
Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
1930
4 children

Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich of Buzin
1971
No children
8 July 1996
Castle Berg
aged 91
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
("Francis II")
8 July 1996–
present
14 July 1933
Munich
son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
not married

Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria change

The heir presumptive of Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is his younger brother

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "thePeerage.com - Person Page 10136". Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. "Stuart, James Francis Edward, Duke of Cornwall". Directory of Royal Genealogical Data: University of Hull. Retrieved 2008-03-21.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Casimer, Prince of Wales". Directory of Royal Genealogical Data: University of Hull. Retrieved 2008-03-21.[permanent dead link]
  4. "Stuart, Henry Benedict Thomas Maria, Duke of York". Directory of Royal Genealogical Data: University of Hull. Retrieved 2008-03-21.[permanent dead link]
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mary III & II and Mary IV & III were numbered like that because some Jacobites ignore Elizabeth I of England as illegitimate, and therefore say Mary, Queen of Scots, was the next queen of England after the death of Mary I