<sod>'''James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales''' (10 June 1688 – 1&nbsp;January 1766), nicknamed the '''Old Pretender''', was the son of the deposed [[James II of England|James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland.]] As such, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish thrones (as '''James III''' of England and Ireland and '''James VIII''' of Scotland) from the death of his father in 1701, when he was recognised as king of England, Scotland and Ireland by his cousin [[Louis XIV of France]]. Following his death in 1766, he was succeeded by his son [[Charles Edward Stuart]] in the [[Jacobite Succession]]. Had his father not been deposed, Great Britain would have had only two monarchs during his lifetime; his father and himself, but instead there were seven; his father, [[William III of England|William III]], [[Mary II of England|Mary II]], [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]], [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] and [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]]. Although the ruling Protestant Stuarts died out with his half-sister, Queen Anne, the last remaining Stuarts were James and his sons, and their endeavours to reclaim the throne while remaining devoted to their Catholic faith are remembered in history as [[Jacobitism]].<eod>
<sod>'''James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales''' (10 June 1688 – 1&nbsp;January 1766), nicknamed the '''Old Pretender''', was the son of the deposed [[James II of England|James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland.]] As such, he claimed the English, Scottish and Irish thrones (as '''James III''' of England and Ireland and '''James VIII''' of Scotland) from the death of his father in 1701, when he was recognised as king of England, Scotland and Ireland by his cousin [[Louis XIV of France]]. Following his death in 1766, he was succeeded by his son [[Charles Edward Stuart]] in the [[Jacobite Succession]]. Had his father not been deposed, Great Britain would have had only two monarchs during his lifetime; his father and himself both prominent Roman Catholic supporters, but instead there were seven; his father, [[William III of England|William III]], [[Mary II of England|Mary II]], [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]], [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] and [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]]. Although the ruling Protestant Stuarts died out with his half-sister, Queen Anne, the last remaining Stuarts were James and his sons, and their endeavours to reclaim the throne while remaining devoted to their Catholic faith are remembered in history as [[Jacobitism]].<eod>