thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland as pretenders after 1688 were: Subsequent succession Upon the extinction of the Royal Stuart line with the death of Henry, Cardinal of York, and applying male-preference primogeniture unaltered by the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession would have passed to the individuals named in the table below. However, unlike the Stuart pretenders, none of them has claimed the British throne (or the thrones of England, Scotland or Ireland) or incorporated the arms of these countries in their coats-of-arms. Nevertheless, since the 19th century, there have been small groups advocating the restoration of the Jacobite succession to the throne. Family tree See also Alternative successions to the English and British Crown Jacobite consorts Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba Notes References External links Succession page of the website of the Royal Stuart Society. Jacobitism Lines of succession House of Stuart James II of England Rival successions