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Personal data James III Francis Edward Stuart 

• Alternative name: ‘Chevalier de St George’ or ‘The Old Pretender’ (also known as / alias)
• He was born on June 10, 1688 in St James’s Palace, London, England.Source 1
• Title: Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay Prince of Wales and Earl of ChesterSource 1
• (Created) in the year 1692: Knight of the Garter.Source 1
• (Succession) on September 16, 1701: He succeeded his father as Stuart pretender to the throne of Great Britain.Source 1
• (Proclaimed) on September 17, 1701 in France: James III of England and VIII of Scotland.Source 1
• He died on January 1, 1766 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, he was 77 years old.Source 1
• He is buried in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.Source 1
• A child of James II Stuart and Mary d’Este

Household of James III Francis Edward Stuart

He is married to Maria Casimire Clementina Sobieski.

They got married September 1719 at Montefiascone Cathedral, Montefiascone, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, he was 31 years old.Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Charles Edward Louis John Philip Casimir Sylvester Maria Stuart  1720-????
2. Henry Stuart  1725-1807

Notes about James III Francis Edward Stuart

James Francis Edward
Called ‘James III’, according to Roman Catholic doctrine, he was also known as the ‘Chevalier de St George’ or ‘The Old Pretender’. He was born on 10 June, 1688, at St James’s Palace, London. There were widespread rumours at the time that he was a changeling, smuggled into the Queen’s bed in a warming pan, but this was mere political invention. What is certain is that the birth of a Catholic heir ensured that James II’s days as King were numbered. James was Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay from birth, and was styled Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester from birth. His father abdicated when he was a baby, and he spent his life in exile in France or Italy. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1692. He succeeded his father as Stuart pretender to the throne of Great Britain (from which he was barred by the Act of Settlement) on 16 September, 1701, and
was proclaimed in France as ‘James III of England and VIII of Scotland’. He was attainted by Act of Parliament on 2 March, 1702, and forfeited all his British titles. He died on 1 January, 1766, in Rome, where he was buried in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
James married, by proxy on 9 (O.S.) or 19 (N.S.) May, 1719, at Bologna, Italy, and in person on 1 or 3 September, 1719, at Montefiascone Cathedral, Italy:
Maria Casimire Clementina
She was the daughter of Prince James Louis Henry Sobieski of Poland, by Hedwig Elizabeth Amelia, daughter of Philip William, Elector of Pfalz-Neuburg, and she was born on 6 (O.S.) or 17/18 (N.S.) July, 1702. She was called ‘Queen of Great Britain’ by adherents of the Stuarts. She died on 12 or 18 January, 1735, at the Apostolic Palace, Rome, and was buried in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Issue of marriage:
(i) Charles Edward Louis John Philip Casimir Sylvester Maria
Called ‘Charles III’ by his adherents, he was also known as the ‘Chevalier de St George’, ‘The Young Pretender’ and ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’. He was born on 31 December, 1720, at the
Palazzo Muti, Rome, and was styled ‘Prince of Wales’ from birth. He sometimes styled himself ‘Count of Albany’. On the death of his father on 1 January, 1766, he succeeded him as Stuart
pretender to the throne of Great Britain, styling himself ‘Charles III’. He died on 30/31 January, 1788, at the Palazzo Muti, Papazurri, Rome, and was buried in Frascati Cathedral, Italy. His
remains were later removed to St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Charles had the following illegitimate issue:
By Clementina Maria Sophia Walkinshaw, Countess of Alberstroff (d.1802):
1 Charlotte, Countess of Albany in her own right (1753-1789).
She had illegitimate issue.
Charles married, by proxy on 28 March, 1772, in Paris, and in person on 17 April, 1772, at the Chapel of the Palazzo Compagnani, Marefoschi, Macerata, Ancona, Italy:
Louise Maximiliana Caroline Emanuèle
She was the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern, by Elizabeth Philippine Claudine, daughter of Maximilian Emanuel, Prince of Homes and of the Empire. She was born on 20 or 21 September, 1752, at Mons, Hainault, Flanders. After her marriage, she was styled ‘Queen of Great Britain’ by adherents of the Jacobite cause. It is possible, but not probable, that she made a second marriage, either with Count Vittorio Alfieri, or with Francis Xavier Fabre. She died on 29 January, 1824, at Florence, Italy, and was buried in the Church of Santa Croce, Florence.
(ii) Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier
He was born on 6 or 21 March, 1725, at the Palazzo Muti, Papazurri, Rome, Italy, and was styled ‘Duke of York’ from birth by adherents of the Jacobite cause. He entered the RomanCatholic Church, and was ordained Cardinal Deacon on 30 June, 1747, and Cardinal of Santa Maria, Portici, on 3 July, 1747, before being ordained as a priest on 1 September, 1748.
He was known thereafter as ‘Cardinal York’. He was provided to the Archbishopric of Corinth on 19 November, 1758, but was translated to the Bishopric of Frascati, Italy, on 13 July, 1761. He succeeded his brother Charles as Pretender to the throne of Great Britain on 30/31 January, 1788, styling himself ‘Henry IX’. He died on 13 July, 1807, at Frascati, Italy, and was buried in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Rome, after being briefly laid to rest in the church of St Andrea della Valle, Rome.
12 Louisa Maria Theresa
She was baptised Louisa Maria, and received the name Theresa at her confirmation. She was born on 18 (O.S.) or 28 (N.S.) June, 1692, at the Château of St Germain-en-Laye, Paris, and died there on 8 (O.S.) or 18 (N.S.) April, 1712. She was buried in the Chapel of St Edmund in the Church of the English Benedictines, Rue St Jacques, Paris, but later transferred to St Germain-en-Laye by order of George IV.
James II also had the following illegitimate issue:
By Arabella (1648-1730), daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and sister of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough:
1 Henrietta FitzJames (1667-1730); she married firstly Henry,
1st Baron Waldegrave of Chewton, Somerset (1661-1690), and had issue. She married secondly Piers Butler, 2nd Viscount of Galmoye (d.1740).
2 James FitzJames (1670-1734), Duke of Berwick; he married firstly Honora (1674-1697), daughter of William Bourke, Earl of Clanricarde, and had issue. He married secondly Anne
(d.1751), daughter of Henry Bulkely, and had issue.
3 Henry FitzJames, Duke of Albemarle (1673-1702); he married Marie Gabrielle (1675-1741), daughter of John d’Audibert, Count of Lussan, and had issue.
4 Arabella (1674-1704); she became a nun at Pontoise, France, under the name Ignatia.
Arabella Churchill may have borne James other children who died young prior to 1670. By Katherine, Countess of Dorchester (1657-1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley:
5 Katherine Darnley (1679/81-1743); she married firstly James Annesley, Earl of Anglesey (d.1702), but they later divorced.

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