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Richard G · 13th July 2020, 11:29 AM

The problem here then is that through most of this period there was no Prince of Wales. Charles II reclaimed the Crown in 1660 but had no legitimate male heir, which is why his brother James II succeeded to the throne.
James II had no male heir until Jame Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') was born in 1685. In 1688 James II was deposed in favour of his daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange, who had no children.
Charles II was declared Prince of Wales in about 1640 when he was 10, altho' never formally invested. Presumably from 1649 he regarded himself as King, rather than Prince. He was an active participant in the Civil War before fleeing to the continent in 1646.
Regards
Richard

13th July 2020, 11:29 AM	#11
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 402	The problem here then is that through most of this period there was no Prince of Wales. Charles II reclaimed the Crown in 1660 but had no legitimate male heir, which is why his brother James II succeeded to the throne. James II had no male heir until Jame Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') was born in 1685. In 1688 James II was deposed in favour of his daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange, who had no children. Charles II was declared Prince of Wales in about 1640 when he was 10, altho' never formally invested. Presumably from 1649 he regarded himself as King, rather than Prince. He was an active participant in the Civil War before fleeing to the continent in 1646. Regards Richard