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Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 – 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, and was the fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, as the younger grandson of King James II of England.
Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart was born March 6, 1725, in the Palazzo Muti (now Palazzo Balestra) in Rome. He was the younger son of King James III and VIII and of his wife, Maria Clementina Sobieska.
Henry Benedict Stuart. Henry Stuart was a good-looking young man, with the same dark eyes as his brother Charles, but lacked Charles' height. In common with his father, he was more introverted, cautious and certainly less high spirited than his ebullient older brother.
In 1747 the pious, mild-mannered duke was created cardinal of York by Pope Benedict XIV. He was consecrated archbishop of Corinth in 1758 and was later (1761–1803) bishop of Frascati, in Italy. Upon the death of the Young Pretender in 1788, Stuart proclaimed himself king as Henry IX.
Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart (11 March 1725 - 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Henry Frederick Stuart seemed destined to become one of the most powerful and influential kings in history but his name is now almost unknown. Henry was the heir to James VI of Scotland,...
Henry Benedict Stuart. Henry Benedict Stuart lived from 11 March 1725 to 13 July 1807. The younger son of James Francis Edward Stuart, "The Old Pretender" he was was the fourth and final Jacobite to publicly lay claim to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
