Secretary of State (Jacobite)

The Secretary of State was one of the senior ministers of the Jacobite court in exile following the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Jacobite monarchs in-exile
King James II & VII
King James III & VIII
King Charles III

In common with Jacobite attempts to create a shadow court in exile that matched of that in London, the role was based on the British position of Secretary of State. In London the role had been split into two Northern Secretary and Southern Secretary. At the Jacobite court in exile, first in Paris and then in Rome, the claimants alternated between having one or two Secretaries of State. From 1689 to 1759 a series of unsuccessful attempts were made to invade Britain which would have restored the Secretaries effective power.

Residences
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Palazzo Muti, Rome, Italy

Selected list of holders[edit]

Image Secretary From To Monarch
John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort 1688 1694 James II & VII
Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton[1] 1693 1713 James II & VII / James III & VIII
Thomas Higgons[2] 1713 1715 James III & VIII
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1715 1716
John Erskine, Earl of Mar 1716 1724
John Hay, Duke of Inverness[3] 1724 1727
James Murray, Earl of Dunbar 1727 1747
Daniel O'Brien, Earl of Lismore 1747 1759
John Graeme, Earl of Alford[4] 1759 1763
James Edgar 1763 1764
Andrew Lumisden 1764 1768 James III & VIII / Charles III
John Baptist Caryll 1768 1777 Charles III

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Szechi p.52
  2. ^ Melville p.215
  3. ^ Melville p.215
  4. ^ Melville p.215

Bibliography[edit]

  • Melville, Henry Massue Ruvigny Et Raineval. The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Grants of Honour. Genealogical Publishing, 2003.
  • Miller, Peggy. James. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
  • Szechi, Daniel. 1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion. Yale University Press, 2006.
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