Editing Regnal number (section)

=== Jacobite usage ===
Following the [[Glorious Revolution]], a [[Jacobite succession|line of pretenders]] descended from the dethroned [[James II of England|James VII and II]] claimed the throne and declared themselves to be [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James VIII and III]], [[Charles Edward Stuart|Charles III]] and [[Henry Benedict Stuart|Henry IX and I]]. They numbered themselves separately for Scotland and England because they did not recognize the [[Acts of Union 1707|Acts of Union]], which joined the two kingdoms into one in 1707, as valid.

James VII's last legitimate descendant died in 1807, and the claim passed to descendants of his sister [[Henrietta of England|Henrietta]], Duchess of Orléans. Although none of them has actively claimed the throne, their supporters have assigned them the regnal numbers that they "should have had"; for example, from 1919 to 1955, the claim was held by [[Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria|"Robert I & IV"]], which was numbered for England and Scotland respectively.

This custom is currently not followed by any other ethnic groups other than the French and British (Jacobites), being unique to them, monarchists from other nations do not usually use royal numbers for the pretenders they support.