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John Baggot
John Baggot (1658–1718) was an Irish Jacobite politician. Baggot was born in County Limerick, the son of James Bagot of Baggotstown and Celia Power, daughter of John Power. He was a counsellor at law. In c.1687 he married Ellinor Goold, the widow of Patrick Lavallin. In 1689, Baggot was chosen as the Member of Parliament for Charleville in the short-lived Patriot Parliament summoned by James II of England in Dublin. During the Williamite War in Ireland, he was declared an outlaw by the Williamite A Williamite was a follower of King William III of England (r. 1689–1702) who deposed King James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the support of English Whigs. One ... English government and fled to France. He remained in exile in France for the rest of his life. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baggot, John 1658 births 1718 deaths 17th-century Irish lawyers Irish Jacobites Irish MPs 1689 Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobitism
Jacobitism (; gd, Seumasachas, ; ga, Seacaibíteachas, ) was a political movement that supported the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British throne. The name derives from the first name of James II and VII, which in Latin translates as ''Jacobus (name), Jacobus''. When James went into exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England argued that he had abandoned the Kingdom of England, English throne, which they offered to his Protestant daughter Mary II, and her husband William III of England, William III. In April, the Convention of Estates (1689), Scottish Convention held that he "forfeited" the throne of Scotland by his actions, listed in the Articles of Grievances. The Revolution thus created the principle of a contract between monarch and people, which if violated meant the monarch could be removed. Jacobites argued monarchs were appointed by God, or Divine right of kings, divine right, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
