The last of the royal Stuarts: Henry Stuart, cardinal duke of York
By: by Herbert M. Vaughan. With 20 illustrations.
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Methuen & co.
Published: 1906
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal York, 1725-1807; Jacobites; Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837
Description: "Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 ? 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to claim the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland publicly. Unlike his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, and brother, Charles Edward Stuart, Henry made no effort to seize the throne. After Charles's death in January 1788 the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland, but referred to him as the Cardinal Duke of York.[2] He spent his life in the Papal States and had a long career in the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, rising to become the Dean of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri. At the time of his death he was (and still is) one of the longest serving Cardinals in the Church's history."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. ix-x.