The Secretary of State was one of the senior
ministers
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...
of the
Jacobite court in exile following the
Glorious Revolution 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
Northern Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782, when the Northern Department became the Foreign Office.
History
Before the Act of Union, 1707, the Secretary of S ...
and
Southern Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782, when the Southern Department became the Home Office.
History
Before 1782, the responsibilities of ...
. At the Jacobite court in exile, first in
Paris
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and then in
Rome
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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.
Selected list of holders
See also
*
Secretary of State for Scotland
*
Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)
The Secretary of Scotland or Lord Secretary was a senior post in the government of the Kingdom of Scotland.
The office appeared in the 14th century (or earlier) when it was combined with that of Keeper of the Privy Seal. Called ''Clericus Regis ...
*
Secretary of State (England)
In the Kingdom of England, the title of Secretary of State came into being near the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603), the usual title before that having been King's Clerk, King's Secretary, or Principal Secretary.
From the ...
*
Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
References
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Bibliography
* 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.
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