Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones in 1714
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The following is the Jacobite
line of succession to the English
and Scottish
thrones on the death of Anne of Great Britain
on 1 August 1714. It reflects the laws current in England and Scotland immediately before the Act of Settlement 1701
, which disqualified Catholic
s from the throne.
To show how each person's claim was derived, their ancestors back to King James I and VI
– the first to occupy both thrones – are listed, without numbers. Eligible Protestants according to the Act of Settlement are noted in italics.
James I and VI
, King of England and Scotland (d. 1625)
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
line of succession to the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
thrones on the death of Anne of Great Britain
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
on 1 August 1714. It reflects the laws current in England and Scotland immediately before the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
, which disqualified Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
s from the throne.
To show how each person's claim was derived, their ancestors back to King James I and VI
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
– the first to occupy both thrones – are listed, without numbers. Eligible Protestants according to the Act of Settlement are noted in italics.
James I and VI
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
, King of England and Scotland (d. 1625)
- Charles ICharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
, King of England and Scotland (d. 1649)- James II and VIIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, King of England & Scotland (d. 1701)- 1 - James Francis Edward StuartJames Francis Edward StuartJames Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
, King of England and Scotland (1688–1766) – Claimant from 1701 in opposition to heir designate George I Louis, Elector of HanoverGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
.
- 1 - James Francis Edward Stuart
- Henrietta of England (d. 1670)
- 2 – Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia (1669–1728)
- 3 – Victor Amadeus, Prince of PiedmontVictor Amadeus, Prince of PiedmontVictor Amadeus of Savoy was the eldest son of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and his French wife Anne Marie d'Orléans. He was the Heir apparent of Savoy from his birth and as such was styled as the Prince of Piedmont. He acted as Regent of Savoy from September 1713 till September 1714 in the...
(1699–1715) - 4 – Prince Charles Emmanuel of SavoyCharles Emmanuel III of SardiniaCharles Emmanuel III was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.-Biography:...
, future King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701–1773) - Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712)
- 5 – Louis, Duke of AnjouLouis XV of FranceLouis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
, future King Louis XV of France (1710–1774)
- 5 – Louis, Duke of Anjou
- Maria Luisa of SavoyMaria Luisa of SavoyMaria Luisa of Savoy was a Savoyard princess and the first wife of Philip V of Spain. She acted as Regent of Spain and had great influence over her husband...
(d. 1714)- 6 – Louis, Prince of AsturiasLouis of SpainLouis I was reigned as King of Spain from 15 January 1724 until his death in August the same year...
, future King Louis of Spain (1707–1724) - 7 – Infante Philip of Spain (1712–1719)
- 8 – Infante Ferdinand of SpainFerdinand VI of SpainFerdinand VI , called the Learnt, was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy...
, future King Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713–1759)
- 6 – Louis, Prince of Asturias
- 3 – Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont
- 2 – Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia (1669–1728)
- James II and VII
- Elizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
(d. 1662)- Charles I Louis, Elector PalatineCharles I Louis, Elector PalatineCharles Louis, , Elector Palatine KG was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and his wife, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King James I of England ....
(d. 1680)- 9 – Elisabeth Charlotte, Dowager Duchess of OrléansElizabeth Charlotte of the PalatinateElizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine was a German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV of France. Her vast correspondence provides a detailed account of the personalities and activities at the court of her brother-in-law, Louis XIV...
(1652–1722)- 10 – Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of OrléansPhilippe II, Duke of OrléansPhilippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...
(1674–1723)- 11 - Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, future Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)
- 12 – Marie Louise Élisabeth d'OrléansMarie Louise Elisabeth d'OrléansMarie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Duchess of Berry , was a member of the House of Orléans who married Charles, Duke of Berry.-Biography:...
(1695–1719) - 13 – Louise Adélaïde d'OrléansLouise Adélaïde d'OrléansLouise Adélaïde d'Orléans was the third daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, and Françoise Marie de Bourbon, a legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. She was Abbess of Chelles.-Biography:Marie Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans was born at the Palace of Versailles on...
(1698–1743) - 14 – Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700–1761)
- 15 – Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709–1742)
- 16 – Élisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Lorraine (1676–1744)
- 17 – Prince Leopold Clement of Lorraine (1707–1723)
- 18 – Prince Francis Stephen of LorraineFrancis I, Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty...
, future Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765) - 19 – Prince Charles Alexander of LorrainePrince Charles Alexander of LorrainePrince Charles Alexander of Lorraine was a Lorraine-born Austrian soldier.-Background:Charles was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans...
(1712–1780) - 20 – Princess Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (1711–1741)
- 21 – Princess Anne Charlotte of LorrainePrincess Anne Charlotte of LorraineAnne Charlotte of Lorraine was the Abbess of Remiremont, Mons and Essen. She was the youngest daughter and the youngest of thirteen children of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and his spouse Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans...
(1714–1773)
- 10 – Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans
- 9 – Elisabeth Charlotte, Dowager Duchess of Orléans
- Edward, Count Palatine of SimmernEdward, Count Palatine of SimmernSir Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern KG was the sixth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, of the House of Wittelsbach, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart....
(d. 1663)- Louise Marie von SimmernLouise Marie von SimmernLuise Marie of the Palatinate was a Bavarian princess who married the fuerst of Salm-Salm...
(d. 1679)- 22 – Louis Otto, Prince of SalmLouis Otto, Prince of SalmLouis Otto, Prince of Salm was the Count of Salm-Salm from 1701, the only son of Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm and Louise Marie of the Palatinate-Simmern. He died in Anhalt....
(1674–1738)- 23 – Princess Dorothea of Salm (1702–1751)
- 24 – Princess Elisabeth of Salm (1704–1739)
- 25 – Princess Christine of Salm (1707–1775)
- Princess Luise of Salm (d. 1707)
- 26 – Eleonore Christine, Duchess of Ursel (1678–1757)
- 22 – Louis Otto, Prince of Salm
- 27 – Anne Henriette, Dowager Princess of CondéAnne Henriette of BavariaAnne Henriette of Palatinate-Simmern, in France known as Anne Henriette of Bavaria was a Princess of Palatinate-Simmern by birth and by her marriage in 1663, the Duchess of Enghien and then the Princess of Condé...
(1648–1723)- Louis, Prince of CondéLouis III, Prince of CondéLouis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709...
(d. 1710)- 28 – Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1692–1740)
- 29 – Charles, Count of Charolais (1700–1760)
- 30 – Louis, Count of Clermont (1709–1771)
- 31 – Marie Anne Éléonore, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1690-1760)
- 32 – Louise Elisabeth, Princess of Conti (1693–1775)
- 33 – Louise Anne de Bourbon, mlle de Sens (1695–1758)
- 34 – Marie Anne de Bourbon, mlle de Clermont (1697–1741)
- 35 – Henriette Louise de BourbonHenriette Louise de BourbonHenriette Louise de Bourbon was a French Princess by birth and a member of the House of Bourbon...
, mlle de Vermandois (1703–1772) - 36 – Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon, mlle de Gex (1705–1765)
- 37 – Marie Thérèse, Second Dowager Princess of Conti (1666–1732)
- 38 – Louis Armand, Prince of ContiLouis Armand II, Prince of ContiLouis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was Prince of Conti, from 1709 to his death, succeeding his father François Louis, Prince of Conti. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang. His mother was the pious Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, a grand daughter of Louis de...
(1695–1727) - 39 – Marie Anne, Princess of Condé (1689–1720)
- 40 – Louise Adelaide de BourbonLouise Adélaïde de Bourbon (1696–1750)Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon was a French princess of the Blood. She had no children and thus no descendants.-Biography:...
, mlle de la Roche-sur-Yon (1696–1750)
- 38 – Louis Armand, Prince of Conti
- 41 – Louise Bénédicte, Duchess of Maine (1676–1753)
- 42 – Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes (1700–1755)
- 43 – Louis Charles, Count of Eu (1701–1775)
- 44 – Louise Françoise de BourbonLouise-Françoise de Bourbon (1707–1743)Louise Françoise de Bourbon was a grand daughter of Louis XIV of France and his mistress Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, better known as Madame de Montespan...
, mlle du Maine (1707-1743)
- 45 – Marie Anne, Dowager Duchess of Vendôme (1678–1718)
- Louis, Prince of Condé
- 46 – Benedicta Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Brunswick-LüneburgBenedicta Henrietta of the PalatinateBenedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate was a German princess, the third and youngest daughter of Edward of the Palatinate and his French wife, the political hostess Anna Gonzaga...
(1652–1730)- Charlotte Felicity, Duchess of Modena (d. 1710)
- 47 – Francesco d'Este, future Duke Francis III of Modena (1698–1780)
- 48 – Giovanni Federigo d'Este (1700–1727)
- 49 – Benedicta Ernestina d'Este (1697–1777)
- 50 – Anna Amalia Josepha d'Este (1699–1778)
- 51 – Enrichetta d'EsteEnrichetta d'EsteEnrichetta d'Este was an Italian noblewoman. She was the Duchess of Parma by marriage to Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was her first cousin as well as an uncle of Elisabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain....
(1702–1777)
- 52 – Henriette Maria, Duchess of Brunswick-Lueneburg (1672–1737)
- 53 – Wilhelmina Amalia, Holy Roman Empress (1673–1742)
- 54 – Archduchess Maria Josefa of AustriaMaria Josepha of AustriaMaria Josepha of Austria was born an Archduchess of Austria, and from 1711 to 1713 was heiress presumptive to the Habsburg Empire...
(1699–1757) - 55 – Archduchess Maria Amalia of AustriaMaria Amalia of AustriaMaria Amalia of Austria was the younger daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
(1701–1756)
- 54 – Archduchess Maria Josefa of Austria
- Charlotte Felicity, Duchess of Modena (d. 1710)
- Louise Marie von Simmern
- Sophia, Electress of HanoverSophia of HanoverSophia of the Palatinate was an heiress to the crowns of England and Ireland and later the crown of Great Britain. She was declared heiress presumptive by the Act of Settlement 1701...
(d. 1714) designated heir according to the Act of Settlement (1701)- 56 – George I LouisGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
, Elector of Hanover (1660–1727)- 57 – George Augustus of Hanover, duke of CambridgeGeorge II of Great BritainGeorge II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
, future king George II (1683–1760)- 58 – Frederick Louis of HanoverFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
, future prince of Wales (1707–1751) - 59 – Anne of HanoverAnne, Princess Royal and Princess of OrangeAnne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort, Caroline of Ansbach. She was the spouse of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands...
(1709–1759) - 60 – Amelia of Hanover (1711–1786)
- 61 – Caroline of Hanover (1713–1757)
- 58 – Frederick Louis of Hanover
- 62 – Sophia Dorothea of HanoverSophia Dorothea of HanoverSophia Dorothea of Hanover was a Queen consort in Prussia as wife of Frederick William I. She was the sister of George II of Great Britain and the mother of Frederick the Great.- Biography :...
(1687–1757)- 63 – Frederick of PrussiaFrederick II of PrussiaFrederick II was a King in Prussia and a King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
, future king of Prussia (1712–1786) - 64 – Wilhelmine of PrussiaWilhelmine of BayreuthPrincess Wilhelmine of Prussia was a German noblewoman and composer. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. In 1731, she married Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth...
(1709–1758)
- 63 – Frederick of Prussia
- 57 – George Augustus of Hanover, duke of Cambridge
- 65 – Maximilian William of Hanover (1666–1726)
- 66 – Ernest Augustus of HanoverErnest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany-External links:...
, future duke of York & Albany, future prince-bishop of Osnabrück (1674–1728) - Sophia Charlotte of HanoverSophia Charlotte of HanoverSophia Charlotte of Hanover was the Queen consort of Prussia as wife of Frederick I of Prussia. She was the daughter of Ernst August, Elector of Hanover, and Sophia of the Palatinate...
(d. 1705)- 68 – Frederick William IFrederick William I of PrussiaFrederick William I of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death...
, king in Prussia (1688–1740)
- 68 – Frederick William I
- 56 – George I Louis
- Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
See also
- Line of succession to the British throneLine of succession to the British ThroneThe line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
- List of heirs to the English throne
- List of heirs to the Scottish throne
- List of heirs to the British throne
- History of the British line of successionHistory of the British line of successionThe first ten people in the line of succession to the British throne at the time of death or abdication of each monarch are shown.-Anne:The Act of Union 1707, which united the thrones of Scotland and England, extended the Act of Settlement to Scotland...
- Line of succession to James I
- Act of Settlement 1701Act of Settlement 1701The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
- JacobitismJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...