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James Francis Edward Stuart

1688 - 1766

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James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs or the King over the Water by Jacobites, was the House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766. The only son of James II of England and his second wife, Mary of Modena, he was Prince of Wales and heir until his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. His Protestant half-sister Mary II and her husband William III became co-monarchs. As a Catholic, he was subsequently excluded from the succession by the Act of Settlement 1701. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Francis Edward Stuart is the 2,683rd most popular politician (up from 3,181st in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 678th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Politician.

James Francis Edward Stuart is most famous for his claim to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 2,683 out of 19,576. Before him are Shigeru Ishiba, Kārlis Ulmanis, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Emperor Higashiyama, and Gustav Bauer. After him are Michael Bloomberg, Richard Baer, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Yazdegerd I, Chang Myon, and Myeongjong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1688, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 8. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Nader Shah, Emanuel Swedenborg, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Juraj Jánošík, and Alexander Pope. After him are Giuseppe Castiglione, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Pierre de Marivaux, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, and Stede Bonnet. Among people deceased in 1766, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 4. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Frederick V of Denmark, and Elisabeth Farnese. After him are Leopold Joseph von Daun, Johann Maria Farina, Jean-Marc Nattier, Giuseppe Castiglione, Thomas Abbt, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, and Jean Astruc.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 672 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Gordon Banks (1937), John Ross (1777), Thomas Bayes (1702), and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390). After him are Chaim Herzog (1918), Hugh Laurie (1959), Diana Rigg (1938), Robert Burton (1577), David Hockney (1937), and Peter D. Mitchell (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 132. Before him are Harold Macmillan (1894), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), James Wilson (1742), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390). After him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Æthelflæd (869), Thomas Fairfax (1612), Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), and Tristan (535).

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