Editing Duke of York (section)

=== Pretenders ===
In the late 15th Century, [[Perkin Warbeck]] unsuccessfully claimed the Crown by claiming the identity of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York.

In the early 18th century, the eldest son of the overthrown King James II & VII and thus [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] claimant to the throne, [[James Francis Edward Stuart]], known to his opponents as the Old Pretender, granted the title "Duke of York" (in the [[Jacobite Peerage]]) to his own second son, [[Henry Benedict Stuart|Henry]], using his purported authority as King James III & VIII. Henry later became a cardinal in the Catholic church and is thus known as the Cardinal Duke of York. Since James was not recognised as king by English law, the grant is also not recognised as a legitimate creation.