British monarchy (Jacobite line)

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The British monarchy (Jacobite line) refers to the alternative royal succession claimed by the Jacobites after the Glorious Revolution, recognizing deposed Stuart heirs and their descendants—rather than the reigning Hanoverian and later Windsor monarchs—as the legitimate kings and queens of Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobitism
alternative royal succession
political legitimacy claim
associatedWith Jacobite Rebellion of 1715
Jacobite Rebellion of 1745
Jacobite risings
basedOn hereditary right of the House of Stuart
claimsLegitimacyFor Charles Edward Stuart
Henry Benedict Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
James II of England and VII of Scotland
linked to: James II of England

subsequent senior heirs of the House of Stuart
contrastsWith constitutional monarchy of post-1688 Britain
currentHeirClaimedByHistorians Franz, Duke of Bavaria
emergedAfter Glorious Revolution
historicalHeir Charles Edward Stuart
Henry Benedict Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
historicalPeak late 17th and 18th centuries
ideology divine right of kings
hereditary indefeasible monarchy
languageOfCourt English
French (in exile courts)
laterHeir House of Habsburg-Lorraine
House of Savoy
House of Wittelsbach
opposedBy Hanoverian government
Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
opposedTo British monarchy (Hanoverian and Windsor line)
linked to: British monarchy
recognizedBy Jacobites
linked to: Jacobitism
rejects Act of Settlement 1701
Bill of Rights 1689
Hanoverian succession
relatedMovement Jacobite political movement
religiousAssociation Roman Catholicism
startPoint deposition of James II and VII in 1688
status largely symbolic in modern times
non-reigning
successionPrinciple male-preference primogeniture within the senior Stuart line
supportedBy France (as foreign backer at times)
Spain (as foreign backer at times)
linked to: Spain

many Scottish Highland clans
some English and Welsh Tories
some Irish Catholics
territorialClaim Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
later Kingdom of Great Britain
later United Kingdom
usesDynasticHouse House of Stuart

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Count of Albany associatedWith British monarchy (Jacobite line)
Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart notableFamily Jacobite royal family
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)
Duke of York (Jacobite) titleHolderSuccessionClaim King of England (Jacobite claim)
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)
Charles Edward de Rohan-Stuart dynasticAffiliation Jacobite royal family
linked to: British monarchy (Jacobite line)