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Also known as Henry Benedict Thomas Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart, King Henry IX of Great Britain as pretender to the throne in succession to his brother, Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York, Cardinal York, Henry Edward Stuart

Catholic cardinal

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Born
1725
Died
1807
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Province
Rome
Diocese
Ostia and Velletri
Appointed
26 September 1803
Term ended
13 July 1807
Predecessor
Gian Francesco Albani
Successor
Leonardo Antonelli
Other posts
Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica (1751–1807) Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1763–1807)
Ordination
1 September 1748, by Pope Benedict XIV
Consecration
19 November 1758, by Pope Clement XIII
Created cardinal
3 July 1747, by Pope Benedict XIV
Rank
Cardinal-Bishop
Born
Henry Benedict Mary Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart , ( 1725-03-06 ) 6 March 1725 , Palazzo Muti , Rome, Papal States
Died
13 July 1807 (1807-07-13) (aged 82), Frascati , Rome, Papal States
Buried
St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican City
Parents
James Francis Edward Stuart Maria Clementina Sobieska

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Henry Benedict Stuart
date of death
1807-07-13
name in native language
Enrico Benedetto Stuart
date of birth
1724-03-06
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Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 – 13 July 1807), also known as the Cardinal of York, was a cardinal, and was the third and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, as the younger grandson of King James VII and II. One of the longest-serving cardinals in history, Henry spent his whole life in the Papal States and became the dean of the College of Cardinals and cardinal-bishop of Ostia and Velletri. Unlike his father James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) and elder brother Charles Edward Stuart (The Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie), Henry made no effort to seize the thrones. After Charles's death in 1788, Henry became known by Jacobites as Henry IX and I, but the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of Great Britain and Ireland and instead referred to him as the "Cardinal Duke of York". He was most widely known as the Duke of York, a title in the Jacobite peerage granted to him by his father.

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