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From: Stewart L Baldwin <>
Subject: Re: Stewart claimant
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 21:34:00 GMT


William A. Reitwiesner () wrote:
: (Kenneth Stickney) said:

: > I wonder if anyone knows who the current Stewart claimant to the
: >throne is? One of my friends said he lived in Prince Edward Island,
: >Canada, and he saw an interview with him a number of years ago. Another
: >says the current pretender works in a shop in Edinburg. I wonder if
: >anyone can point me in the direction of Beneath the Valley of the Ultra
: >Pretenders?

: The current Stewart claimant to the throne (i.e., the heir-of-line of the
: Scottish kings from 1390 onward) is Albert, Duke of Bavaria, who recently
: turned 90. He lives in Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany. The fellow
: on Prince Edward Island and the Edinburgh shop worker are pretend
: pretenders.

: Any pedants out there willing to take a stab at why I said "from 1390"?

: William Addams Reitwiesner
:

OK, I'll give it a try. I assume it is because Robert III, who succeeded
his father Robert II in 1390, was born after his parents' marriage,
although he was "legitimized" (i.e., retroactively declared legitimate)
at their marriage.

So, that brings up the obvious question: If we assume that Robert III was
illegitimate (and therefore ineligible to succeed), who would be the
Scottish heir-of-line from 1371 onwards? (Robert II succeeded in 1371.)

[Don't ask me. I have no idea.]

Stewart Baldwin

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