pretender
Let an agent explain pretenders, relay history, succession disputes and current claimants from historical and genealogical sources with claims attributed, describe the named lines, and distinguish pretenders from reigning monarchs, heirs apparent, impostors and political candidates.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain pretenders, relay history, succession disputes and current claimants from historical and genealogical sources with claims attributed, describe the named lines, and distinguish pretenders from reigning monarchs, heirs apparent, impostors and political candidates.
A person who claims a throne or title that is abolished, occupied by another or disputed, such as the Jacobite pretenders James Francis Edward Stuart and Charles Edward Stuart, known as the Old and Young Pretenders, the Carlist pretenders to the Spanish throne, rival Legitimist, Orleanist and Bonapartist pretenders to the French throne, claimants to the former Italian throne from the House of Savoy, and historical claimants to the Aragonese crown; the term is often used neutrally for heads of former royal houses, and whether a claim is legitimate is contested and attributed.
What it is for: Not applicable; a role in succession disputes.
It can be explain the concept; relay history of claims with attribution; describe named lines; distinguish related roles.
Distinguishing features
Claim without throne
Rival lines
Legitimacy contested
Heads of former houses
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a person with a claim.
Physical character
Jacobite rising of 1745: 1745 year - Young Pretender
First Carlist War: 1833-1840 years
Italian monarchy abolished: 1946 year - referendum
How it is recognised
Claimant to a throne not held
Carlist pretender, pretender to the Spanish, French, Italian and Aragonese thrones, Jacobite pretender
Reigning monarchs hold thrones; heirs apparent are in line of succession; impostors falsely claim identity; candidates seek elected office
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, for a throne
includes - movement
includes - movement
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Jacobite pretenders
Carlist pretenders
French Legitimist, Orleanist and Bonapartist claimants
Italian royal claimants
claimants to other abolished monarchies
Standards and regulation
Historical succession laws such as the Act of Settlement 1701
Constitutional bans on royal claimants in some republics
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting disputed claims as legitimate or illegitimate without attribution
Confusing rival lines
Stale lists of current claimants
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a pretender is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a pretender, and how does the role differ from monarchs, heirs apparent, impostors and candidates? definition
- Is the question historical, genealogical or about a current claimant? boundary
Lines
Named lines.
Lines
Lines.
- Who were the Jacobite and Carlist pretenders, and who claim the French, Italian and Aragonese thrones? definition
- Which entry fits the specific line? action
History History.
Sources.
Jacobites
Jacobites.
Jacobites
Jacobites.
- What were the Jacobite risings and the Old and Young Pretenders? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Carlism
Carlism.
Carlism
Carlism.
- How did Carlist succession disputes shape Spanish history? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Claims Succession disputes.
Attribution.
France
French claimants.
France
France.
- What are the Legitimist, Orleanist and Bonapartist claims, with each side s arguments attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Italy
Italian claimants.
Italy
Italy.
- What is the dispute within the House of Savoy over headship? provenance
- Which entry fits House of Savoy? action
Context Today.
Context.
Royal houses
Former royal houses.
Royal houses
Royal houses.
- What roles do heads of former royal houses play today? provenance
- Which entry fits pretender (monarchy)? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How are pretenders remembered in songs and literature, such as Jacobite songs? provenance
- Which entry fits Jacobite song? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each claimant line be a separate entry?
- How should genealogical sources be linked?
- How should current claimants be kept current?