Descendants of the Stuarts

122 THE DESCENDANTS
His three daughters, who inherited his place, were
named Louisa, Anne, and Benedicta; but of these
Louisa, the eldest, like her father, died early in life.
She married Louis, Prince of Salms, a German
prince, who held the responsible situation of gover-
nor to the Emperor Joseph I. of Germany. Louisa
died in 1679, leaving three young children, her
representatives, and inheritors of her claims to the
Crown of England. They were named Louis, Louisa,
and Eleanora. This prince, and two princesses, so
totally unnoticed in history, held nevertheless in
right of their birth, the rank of being the Eifth,
Sixth, and Seventh members, in proximity to the
Crown who were excluded the throne of England
on account of their faith. The Princesses Anne
and Benedicta, the two younger daughters of
Edward, and aunts to the three last-named, were
the eighth and ninth members of the Boyal Eamily
who were barred the throne by their profession of
Bomanism. Their history will be found related in
order of succession. The excluded members of the
Boyal Eamily, then, to enumerate consecutively,
would be ; of the dynasty of Stuarts, notre ancienne
Maison Hoy ale.
1. James Prince of Wales \ nu-u p t tt
_ „, T-, . ^ . } Cliilaren of James il.
I. Ine rnncess Lomsa )
3. Anne, Queen of Sardinia, daughter of Henrietta Duchess of
Orleans,
Of the dynasty of Stuart-Simmeren, "branche
cadette."