Jacobite Heirs, 1688-1807
The following are the heirs of the Jacobite pretenders to the throne to the death of the last Stuart pretender. For other persons in this lineage, see Jacobite succession.
Heir | Status | Relationship to Pretender | Became heir | Reason | Ceased to be heir | Reason | Next in succession | Pretender |
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James, Prince of Wales | Heir apparent | son | 13 February 1689 | father deposed | 16 September 1701 | became pretender | Mary, Princess of Orange 1689-1694, elder sister | James II |
Princess Anne of Denmark 1694-1701, elder sister | ||||||||
Princess Anne of Denmark | Heiress presumptive | elder sister | 16 September 1701 | father died, brother became pretender | 1 August 1714 | died | Louisa Maria 1701-1712, younger sister | James III "The Old Pretender" |
Anne Marie d'Orléans 1712-1714, 1st cousin | ||||||||
Anne Marie d'Orléans | Heiress presumptive | 1st cousin | 1 August 1714 | cousin died | 31 December 1720 | son born to pretender | Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont 1714-1715, son | |
Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont 1715-1720, son | ||||||||
Charles, Prince of Wales | Heir apparent | son | 31 December 1720 | born | 1 January 1766 | became pretender | Anne Marie d'Orléans 1720-1725, 1st cousin -1 | |
Henry, Duke of York 1725-1766, younger brother | ||||||||
Henry, Duke of York | Heir presumptive | younger brother | 1 January 1766 | brother became pretender | 31 January 1788 | became pretender | Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1766-1773, 2nd cousin | Charles III "The Young Pretender" |
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 1773-1788, 2nd cousin +1 | ||||||||
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia | Heir presumptive | 2nd cousin +1 | 31 January 1788 | cousin became pretender | 14 October 1796 | died | Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont 1788-1796, son | Henry IX "Cardinal York" |
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia | Heir presumptive | 2nd cousin +2 | 14 October 1796 | father died | 13 July 1807 | Death of last Stuart pretender | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1796-1807, younger brother |
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