RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Henry Benedict Stuart

1725 - 1807

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Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 – 13 July 1807), also known as the Cardinal of York, was a cardinal, and was the third and final Jacobite heir publicly to claim the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, as the younger grandson of King James II of England. One of the longest-serving cardinals in history, Henry spent his whole life in the Papal States and became the dean of the College of Cardinals and cardinal-bishop of Ostia and Velletri. Unlike his father James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) and elder brother Charles Edward Stuart (The Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie), Henry made no effort to seize the thrones. After Charles's death in 1788, Henry became known by Jacobites as Henry IX and I, but the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of Great Britain and Ireland and instead referred to him as the "Cardinal Duke of York". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Benedict Stuart is the 1,143rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,157th in 2019), the 1,534th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,684th in 2019) and the 339th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Henry Benedict Stuart ranks 1,143 out of 3,187. Before him are Jānis Pujats, Parshvanatha, Johann Eck, Ram, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, and Wilton Daniel Gregory. After him are Kurt Koch, Matsyendranatha, Juliana of Liège, Felix of Cantalice, Lubomyr Husar, and John Fisher.

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Among people born in 1725, Henry Benedict Stuart ranks 10. Before him are Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Ahilyabai Holkar, Suzuki Harunobu, and Ludovico Manin. After him are Pyotr Rumyantsev, Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, John Newton, and Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau. Among people deceased in 1807, Henry Benedict Stuart ranks 6. Before him are Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Angelica Kauffman, Jérôme Lalande, Magtymguly Pyragy, and Jeanne Baret. After him are George Atwood, Osman Pazvantoğlu, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, John Newton, and Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Henry Benedict Stuart ranks 1,534 out of 5,161. Before him are Marco Materazzi (1973), Carlo Blasis (1797), Carlo Maratta (1625), Paolo Boi (1528), Alessandro Stradella (1643), and Coluccio Salutati (1331). After him are Irnerius (1050), Antipope Eulalius (310), Antipope Constantine II (710), Felix of Cantalice (1515), Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835), and Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Henry Benedict Stuart ranks 339. Before him are Fausto Sozzini (1539), Lucifer of Cagliari (201), Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), Beniamino Stella (1941), Gianna Beretta Molla (1922), and Pierbattista Pizzaballa (1965). After him are Felix of Cantalice (1515), Catherine of Ricci (1522), Antipope Honorius II (1010), Nicholas of Tolentino (1245), Giovanni Lajolo (1935), and Julian Cesarini (1398).

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