1688 - 1766
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs and the King over the Water by Jacobites, was the son of King James VII and II of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales from July 1688 until, just months after his birth, his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II's Protestant elder daughter (the prince's half-sister) Mary II and her husband (the prince's cousin) William III became co-monarchs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Francis Edward Stuart has received more than 3,075,067 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. James Francis Edward Stuart is the 2,508th most popular politician (down from 2,152nd in 2019), the 576th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 518th in 2019) and the 104th most popular British Politician.
James Francis Edward Stuart is most famous for his claim to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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Among politicians, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 2,508 out of 15,577. Before him are Nancy Pelosi, Władysław Gomułka, Prince Shōtoku, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, and Vytautas Landsbergis. After him are Antiochus VII Sidetes, José Manuel Barroso, Julius Schreck, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Empress Suiko.
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,502
1905 - 1982
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,503
574 - 622
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,504
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,505
1636 - 1679
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,506
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,507
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,508
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,509
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,510
1898 - 1936
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,511
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,512
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,513
554 - 628
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,514
Among people born in 1688, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 9. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Juraj Jánošík, and Alexander Pope. After him are Giuseppe Castiglione, Pierre de Marivaux, Domenico Zipoli, Stede Bonnet, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, and Antonio Corradini. Among people deceased in 1766, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 4. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Elisabeth Farnese, and Frederick V of Denmark. After him are Johann Maria Farina, Giuseppe Castiglione, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Jean-Marc Nattier, Thomas Abbt, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, and Jean Astruc.
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 3
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 4
1688 - 1724
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 5
1688 - 1714
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
1688 - 1713
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
1688 - 1744
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 8
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 9
1688 - 1766
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 10
1688 - 1763
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 11
1688 - 1726
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 12
1688 - 1718
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 13
1688 - 1768
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 14
1688 - 1752
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 15
1677 - 1766
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 1
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 2
1723 - 1766
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 4
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 5
1688 - 1766
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 6
1705 - 1766
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 7
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 8
1738 - 1766
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 9
1700 - 1766
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 10
1688 - 1766
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 11
1684 - 1766
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 576 out of 7,765. Before him are Peter Gabriel (1950), Richard Arkwright (1732), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Tom Jones (1940), Christian Bale (1974), and David Irving (1938). After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), John Macleod (1876), William Stanley Jevons (1835), Gerard Butler (1969), John Edward Gray (1800), and Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969).
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 570
1732 - 1792
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 571
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 572
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 573
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 574
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 575
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 576
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 577
1876 - 1935
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 578
1835 - 1882
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 579
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 580
1800 - 1875
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 581
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 582
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Francis Edward Stuart ranks 104. Before him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), James II of Scotland (1430), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930). After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Henry the Young King (1155), and William Wilberforce (1759).
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 98
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 99
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 100
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 102
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 103
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 104
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 105
810 - 858
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 106
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 107
1388 - 1421
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 108
1155 - 1183
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 109
1759 - 1833
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 110