Henry Benedict Stuart
Sign in to saveAlso 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
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benedict
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Frascati
- Sibling
- Charles Edward Stuart
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- cardinal priest
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 1758 papal conclave
- Family
- House of Stuart
- Noble title
- Duke of York
- Image
- Ritratto di Henry Benedict Marie Clement Edward Stuart, cardinale York.jpg
- Political ideology
- Jacobitism
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- place of burial
- Vatican Grotto
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- Henry Benedict Stuart
- date of death
- 1807-07-13
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Enrico Benedetto Stuart
- consecrator
- Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese
- date of birth
- 1724-03-06
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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