Jacobite consorts

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Jacobite consorts are those who were married to a Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland since the abdication of James II in 1688. By Jacobites they are thus regarded, if female, as rightful Queens Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Since the death of Marie-Jenke, Duchess of Bavaria in 1983, there has been no Jacobite consort; the current pretender, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is not married.

After 1807, the succession passed from the House of Stuart, and none of the Jacobite heirs since has actually claimed the thrones of England and Scotland or incorporated the arms of England and Scotland in their coats-of-arms.

PortraitNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame consortCeased to be consortDeathSpouse
Mary of Modena by Antonio David.JPG Mary of Modena Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena
(Este)
5 October 165830 September 1673 (by proxy)6 February 1685
husband's accession

11 December 1688 (England) / 11 May 1689 (Scotland)
husband became pretender
16 September 1701
husband's death
7 May 1718 James II & VII
Maria Klementyna Sobieska (1702-1735).jpg Maria Clementina Sobieska James Louis Sobieski
(Sobieski)
18 July 17023 September 171918 January 1735 James III & VIII
Louise, Countess d'Albany.jpg Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern Prince Gustav Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern20 September 175228 March 1772 (by proxy)31 January 1788
husband's death
29 January 1824 Charles III
Maria Teresa d'Austria-Este.jpg Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
Queen of Sardinia
Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau
(Austria-Este)
1 November 177325 April 17896 October 1819
husband's accession
10 January 1824
husband's death
29 March 1832 Victor
FrancIVEste.jpg Francis IV, Duke of Modena 6 October 177920 June 181210 January 1824
wife's accession
15 September 1840
wife's death
21 January 1846 Mary III & II
Adelgunde Auguste Charlotte of Bavaria.jpeg Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Duchess of Modena
Ludwig I of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
19 March 182320 March 184220 November 1875
husband's death
28 January 1914 Francis I
Konig Ludwig III. von Bayern.jpg Ludwig III of Bavaria Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
7 January 184520 February 186820 November 1875
wife's accession
3 February 1919
wife's death
18 October 1921 Mary IV & III
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.jpg Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Crown Princess of Bavaria
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(Nassau-Weilburg)
7 October 18997 April 192131 July 1954 Robert I & IV
- Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
Duchess of Bavaria
Count Dionys Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
(Drašković)
8 March 19043 September 19302 August 1955
husband's accession
10 June 1969 Albert
- Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich of Buzin
Duchess of Bavaria
Count Stephan Keglevich of Buzin
(Keglević of Buzin)
23 April 192121 April 19715 October 1983
VACANT

Henry Benedict Stuart (pretender 1788-1807, as Henry IX & I) and Franz, Duke of Bavaria (pretender 1996–present, as Francis II) never married (Henry was a Catholic priest, bishop, and cardinal; [1] Franz is gay and has a male partner [2] ). Marie Clotilde of France, wife of Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (pretender 1807-1819, as Charles IV), died before her husband became pretender, as did Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, first wife of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (Robert I & IV).

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References

  1. "Henry Stuart, cardinal duke of York". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "Who is the Duke of Bavaria, the pioneering German prince who could have been a King of England?". Tatler. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.