York, Henry Cardinal Stuart Duke of

Birth Name York, Henry Cardinal Stuart Duke of
Gramps ID I79288610
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 3 months, 27 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E8421] 1724/5-03-06 (Julian) Rome  
 
Death [E8422] 1807-07-13 Frascati, Italy  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Pretender, James Stuart the Old [I79288608]
    Brother     Pretender, Charles Edward the Young [I79288609] 1720-12-31 1788-01-31
         York, Henry Cardinal Stuart Duke of [I79288610] 1724/5-03-06 (Julian) 1807-07-13

Narrative

Last legimate descendant of deposed Stuart monarch King James II of Great
Britain. For the last 19 years of his life after the death of his older
brother Charles Edward, "Bonnie Prince Charlie" he was known as King
Henry IX of Great Britain. Created Cardinal of york by Pope Benedict XIV
in 1747; Archbishop of corinth in 1758; Bishop of Frascati, Italy
1761-1803. King George III granted him a yearly pension beginning in 1800.

Pedigree

  1. Pretender, James Stuart the Old [I79288608]
    1. Pretender, Charles Edward the Young [I79288609]
    2. York, Henry Cardinal Stuart Duke of

Ancestors