Hypothetically, if the Stuarts had kept the throne, who would be king or queen now?

Question

If the anti-catholic law hadn't kept James Stuart from the throne and brought the Hanovers to power, is there any guess as to who might be the king or queen now, 300 years later?

Answer 1

The House of Stuart and members of various cadet and illegitimate branches still survive today. The Stuarts (Jacobite successors) who claimed the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 were, with the dates of their claim:



James II and VII (6 February 1685 – 16 September 1701).

James III and VIII (16 September 1701 – 1 January 1766), son of James II and VII, James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Chevalier de St. George or as the Old Pretender.

Charles III (1 January 1766 – 31 January 1788), Charles Edward Stuart, elder son of James III and VIII, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Chevalier, or as the Young Pretender.

Henry IX and I (31 January 1788 – 13 July 1807), younger son of James III and VIII, Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal-Duke of York.



Upon Henry's death, the succession passed to a different house, 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.



HOUSE OF SAVOY

Charles IV (abdicated king Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia; 13 July 1807 – 6 October 1819), descendant of Charles I through his youngest daughter Henrietta Anne. Her daughter Anne Marie of Orléans married Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, and Charles IV was great-grandson of Queen Anne Marie in the male line.



Victor (King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia) (6 October 1819 – 10 January 1824), his brother.



Mary III and II (Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy, by marriage Duchess of Modena) (10 January 1824 – 15 September 1840), his daughter.



HOUSE OF AUSTRIA-ESTE

Francis I (Francis V, Duke of Modena) (15 September 1840 – 20 November 1875), her son.



Mary IV and III (Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este, by marriage Queen consort of Bavaria) (20 November 1875 – 3 February 1919), his niece.



HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH

Robert I and IV (or Rupert, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria) (3 February 1919 – 2 August 1955), her son.

Albert (Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria) (2 August 1955 – 8 July 1996), his son.



Francis II (Franz, Duke of Bavaria) (8 July 1996 – present), his son.



Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria

The heir presumptive of Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is his younger brother



Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria. Then his daughter

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and then her eldest son



Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, born 24 May 1995 in London. The first heir in the Jacobite line born in the British Isles since James III and VIII, The Old Pretender in 1688.

Answer 2

The Duke of Bavaria, Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria von Wittelsbach (b. July 14, 1933), is recognized by contemporary Jacobites as the rightful heir to the Stuart throne. The Duke was imprisoned by Nazis, educated by the Benedictines, and studied business management at the University of Munich and Zurich. He speaks English, French, German, and Hungarian.

Answer 3

Can't answer this one but a great question. Another one worth asking may be "If the Start held control of the throne, would the monarchy be only a figure head as they are today, or would they have held onto their executive power as well?

Answer 4

Excellent question! The line has really gotten foggy.... I think the rightful claimant is Ernest Augustus of Hanover....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_August_V%2C_Prince_of_Hanover

Answer 5

OMG! Hypothetically my cousin Charlie, but then I would have killed him, so I would King Adolphus the first. How hard is that to figure out?

Answer 6

my friens, Justin Stuart