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A Jacobite is a follower of someone named
Jacob or
James , from the Latin Jācōbus . Jacobite or Jacobitism may refer to:
Religion
Arminianism , the theology of
Jacobus Arminius
Jacobites, followers of Saint
Jacob Baradaeus (died 578). Churches in the Jacobite tradition and sometimes called Jacobite include:
Jacobite, follower of
Henry Jacob (1563–1624), English clergyman
Jacobites, Biblical name for descendants of
Jacob
Stuart succession
Jacobite succession is the line through which the British crown in pretence of the Stuart kingship has descended since 1688
Followers of
Jacobitism , the political movement to resurrect the Stuart line, 1688–1780s
Jacobite consorts , those who were married to Jacobite pretenders since 1688
Jacobite Peerage , peers and baronetcies granted by Jacobite claimants since 1688
Neo-Jacobite Revival , political movement aimed at reviving Jacobite ambitions, 1886-1914
Royal Stuart Society , organization related to furthering the Jacobite succession to the English throne, 1926–present
Scottish Jacobite Party , political party which distanced itself from Jacobitism's monarchist origins, 2005–2011
Jacobite Gold , 1745 shipment of Spanish gold to Scotland, rumoured to still be hidden at Loch Arkaig
Other
Music
See also
Topics referred to by the same term