Who attempted to depose George I?
Oliver Cromwell
James Francis Edward Stuart
Charles II
Robert Walpole
Answer
James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, made an attempt to overthrow King George I of Great Britain in the 1715 Jacobite uprising. Stuart, the son of King James II who was deposed in the Glorious Revolution, claimed the throne as the rightful heir. The uprising, supported by Scottish Highlanders and English Jacobites, aimed to restore the Stuart dynasty but was ultimately unsuccessful.
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