Order of the Crown of Stuart

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Thanks for the info Gilmore.

I was thinking of those claims made about descendants of Charles Edward Stuart which still have their supporters.

The problem still remains that this line of descent was invalidated in British Law by the Act of Settlement as Henrietta ("Minette") became a Catholic upon her marriage to Phillipe, Duc D'Orleans and brother to Louis XIV.

The major problem with the English Act of Settlement in 1701 (aside from the fact that Scotland had its own Parliament until 1707) was that it was a nullity outside of England. No foreign power recognized it, and Scotland was divided on the issue. I'm not sure if my family was "out" in the 1709 Rising, but I do know we were out in both the '15 and the '45-- the issue being (for us, at least) the imposition of a foreign king on Scotland.

But, if you think the Royal Stuart Society, et al, have got it wrong... drop 'em an email!