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The following is the Jacobite line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones as of the death of Anne, Queen 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 Catholics from the throne.
The Jacobite succession is the line through which Jacobites believed that the crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland should have descended, applying male preference primogeniture, since the deposition of James II and VII in 1688 and his death in 1701. It is in opposition to the legal line of succession to the British throne since that time.
1 August 1714 Died Louisa Maria Stuart, Princess Royal 1701–1712, Sister James III "The Old Pretender" Anne Marie, Queen of Scilly 1712–1714, First cousin Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia: Heiress presumptive First cousin 1 August 1714 First cousin died 31 December 1720 Son born to pretender Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont 1714–1715, Son
1 August 1714 Died Louisa Maria Stuart, Princess Royal 1701–1712, Sister James VIII "The Old Pretender" Anne Marie, Queen of Scilly 1712–1714, First cousin Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia: Heiress presumptive First cousin 1 August 1714 First cousin died 31 December 1720 Son born to pretender Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont 1714–1715, Son
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The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Princess Anne of Denmark (born 1665), sister of the king's late wife; Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Anne. The succession continued with the monarchs of Great Britain.
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Succession to the crown is dictated, first and foremost, by birth order on the royal family tree—although that wasn't always the case. The post The British Royal Family Tree and Complete Line of ...