The Last of the Royal Stuarts: Henry Stuart, Cardinal Duke of YorkMethuen & Company, 1906 - 309 pages "Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725? 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to claim the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland publicly. Unlike his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, and brother, Charles Edward Stuart, Henry made no effort to seize the throne. After Charles's death in January 1788 the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland, but referred to him as the Cardinal Duke of York.[2] He spent his life in the Papal States and had a long career in the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, rising to become the Dean of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri. At the time of his death he was (and still is) one of the longest serving Cardinals in the Church's history."--Wikipedia. |
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The Last of the Royal Stuarts: Henry Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York - Primary ... Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan No preview available - 2013 |
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¹ Letters Alessandro Albani Alfieri amongst appearance arrival Bishop Britain British brother Cardinal Duke Cardinale Duca ceremony Charles Stuart Charlotte Stuart Chevalier Church claims Clement Clement XIII Clementina Walkinshaw Countess of Albany Court crowns daughter death Diario del Cardinale Diary Duchess of Albany Duke of York Duke's Eminence England English episcopal exiled father favour Florence France Frascati French friends Government heir Henry Stuart Henry's Holy honour interest Italian Italy Jacobite James III James Stuart King late Lord Lumisden Majesty Monsignore Cesarini Naples natural never occasion official once openly palace Papal person Peter's Pius VI Pius VII political Pontiff Pope Pope's present Pretender Pretender's priest Prince Charles Queen received reigning Roman Rome Royal Highness royal House Royal Stuarts Sacred College Santi Apostoli Scotland Scottish Seminary Sir Horace Mann Sir John Hippisley Stuart Papers throne villa whilst
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