The Secretary of State was one of the senior ministers of the Jacobite court in exile following the

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of 1688. 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

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and

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. At the Jacobite court in exile, first in

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and then in

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, 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.

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* 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. Secretary of State

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