James Francis Edward Stuart was the son of King James II of England and Ireland and VII of Scotland and his Catholic wife, Mary of Modena. The Protestants detested the fact that both he and his father were Roman Catholics and were opposed to the idea of a Catholic king succeeding to the throne. Thus, they rebelled. They supported the king's Protestant daughter, Princess Mary, and her husband, Prince William of Orange, to successfully depose the king. After the deposition, James lived in exile in different parts of Europe. He stayed in France until his father died in 1701. With the support of King Louis XIV, he claimed his right to the thrones of England, Ireland, and Scotland. The loyalists of the House of Stuarts, called the Jacobites, and the Papal states also supported his claim. There were numerous uprisings from 1701 until his death. Following the failure of the 1715 Jacobite rising, he fell out of favor with his allies for abandoning them. Additionally, the change of guard in France rubbed salt into his wounds. However, Pope Clement XI continued to recognize him as the legitimate king of England, Ireland, and Scotland, offering him refuge in the Papal States. He continued his rebellion against England from his residence in Italy. Therefore, he got the nickname “The Old Pretender.”