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James Francis Edward Stuart is known as the The Old Pretender, because he was son of the deposed King James II & VII of England and Scotland, and after his father's dead in 16 September 1701 James Francis Edward Stuart claimed the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, some one that claims a throne they do not occupy is known as a Pretender, the adjective "old" after James Francis Edward Stuart's own son Charles Edward Stuart went to war for his father and became known as "The Young Pretender"

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