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Hace 4 días · James Francis Edward Stuart, circa 1703, whose birth in June 1688 created the possibility of a Catholic dynasty. To ensure a compliant Parliament, James required potential MPs to be approved by their local Lord Lieutenant ; eligibility for both offices required positive answers in writing to the 'Three Questions', one being a commitment to ...
Hace 4 días · Firstly, the birth of James's son and heir James Francis Edward Stuart on 10 June raised the prospect of establishing a Catholic dynasty and excluding his Anglican daughter Mary and her Protestant husband William III, Prince of Orange, who was also his nephew, from the line of succession.
Hace 3 días · Furthermore, Louis alienated William III by recognising James Francis Edward Stuart, the son of the former King James II (who died in September 1701), as de jure King of England. The subsequent conflict, known as the War of the Spanish Succession , broke out in July 1701 and continued until 1713/1714.
Hace 2 días · In 1579 the Frenchman Esmé Stewart, Sieur d'Aubigny, first cousin of James' father Lord Darnley, arrived in Scotland and quickly established himself as the closest of the then 13-year-old James's powerful male favourites; he was created Earl of Lennox by the king in 1580, and Duke of Lennox in 1581.
Hace 4 días · When the queen gave birth to a son, James Francis Edward Stuart, it opened up the prospect of successive Catholic monarchs. Some in the King's service, such as the Earl of Salisbury and the Earl of Melfort , converted to Catholicism and were seen as having betrayed their Protestant upbringing to gain favour at court.
Hace 1 día · James Francis Edward Stuart "the Old Pretender" 1688–1766: Louisa Maria Stuart 1692–1712: George I 1660–1727 r. 1714–1727: Prince William, Duke of Gloucester 1689–1700: Charles Edward Stuart "the Young Pretender" 1720–1788: Henry Benedict Stuart "Duke of York" 1725–1807: George II 1683–1760 r. 1727–1760
Hace 2 días · Traditionally, the first performance was thought to have been in 1745, when it was sung in support of King George II, after his defeat at the Battle of Prestonpans by the army of Charles Edward Stuart, son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Jacobite claimant to the British throne.
