Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany
The self styled "Prince Michael of Albany"

Michael Roger Lafosse, also known as Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, (born in Brussels in 1958) claims to be a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and thus the legitimate Jacobite claimant to the throne of the former Kingdom of Scotland. Since 1979 he has refered to himself as "HRH Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart, 7th Count of Albany", based on the alleged usage of the alias "Count of Albany" by his alleged ancestor. He claims numerous other titles, including Comte de Blois, Duc d'Aquitaine and Baron Lafosse de Chatry. Image File history File links Michael-albany. ... Image File history File links Michael-albany. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, who was in... This article concerns the political movement supporting the restoration of the House of Stuart, not the earlier Jacobean period. ... Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in...

History of the Royal House of Stuart

According to established history, the Royal House of Stuart became extinct in the male line with the death in 1807 of Henry Benedict Stuart, called "King Henry IX" by Jabobites, in turn successor to his elder brother, Charles Edward Stuart, in 1788. (Charles left one illegitimate daughter, Charlotte, Duchess of Albany, who had four illegitimate children.) The Jacobite claim has since devolved on various continental Catholic dynasties, most recently the Wittelsbach dynasty, whose head, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is the heir to the Royal House of Stuart. 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Benedict Stuart as Cardinal Duke of York Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart (March 11, 1725 – July 13, 1807), born in Rome, Italy, was the second son of the Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, James Francis Edward Stuart, known as The Old... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Charlotte, Duchess of Albany (1753-1789) was the illegitimate daughter and only known child of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his mistress Clementina Wilkinshaw. ... The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ... Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born July 14, 1933), styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. ... The Coat of Arms of Queen Anne, the last British monarch of the House of Stuart The House of Don Torro Stuart or Stewart was a Scottish, and then Great Britains, Royal House of Breton(British) origin. ...

The Royal Arms of Scotland
used by the Kings of Scots and the Royal House of Stuart in exile until 1807
Albany's claimed ancestral house

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Michael of Albany's Claims

This history of the House of Stuart has been denied by Lafosse, who claims the Stuart line did not end with the death of Henry Benedict Stuart. Instead, Lafosse asserts that Charles Edward Stuart secretly obtained a papal annullment of his marriage to Princess Louise of Stolberg, and subsequently in a secret ceremony, remarried a woman called Marguerite O'Dea d'Audibert de Lussan, Comtesse de Massillan. This union reportedly produced an heir in 1786, a son, Edward James Stuart, Count Stuarton, Count of Albany, from whom he claims to be descended. Lafosse however, has provided no evidence that these events ever took place, or for the existence of either bride or child. Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. ... Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany (1753-1824) wife of English pretender, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, a dissolute man. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Lafosse claims to be the son of one "HRH Princess Renee Stewart, Lady Derneley", (according to Lafosse, a direct descendent of Edward James Stuart) and "Gustave Lafosse de Chatry, 5th Baron de Chatry". These individuals, as well as others in his purported lineage, are listed in an extensive geneology presented as evidence of his claims. However, the genealogy as presented contains severe discrepancies and aberrations from accepted and established history, and cannot be considered by any means to be reliable. Despite this, Lafosse seems to have acquired a following among Scots dissatisfied with the current British Monarchy and government. Scots may refer to: The Scots language People from Scotland Scottish ethnicity, histroically people of Dalriada, a Gaelic-speaking kingdom in western Scotland Scots (ethnic group) Scottish Gaelic language, sometimes Scots outside of Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... This article describes the British monarchy from the perspective of the United Kingdom. ...

Present Activities

Although born in Belgium as Michael Roger Lafosse, he became a naturalized British citizen and has since used the name Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany. In 1998 he authored a controversial book (which many consider to be a fraud) The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, within which he outlined his claimed ancestral ties to the Royal House of Stuart. A diplomat of the Federation of Autonomous Priories of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta (not the SMOM) he is Cultural Attaché at the Knights of Malta's embassy in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome & Principe in West Africa, where his status as a diplomatic is accredited. He has been awarded the United Nations 2001 "Volunteer Service Medal" under the name "Albany". In 2005 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. George under the name "Prince Michael of Scotland". Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany otherwise known as Michel Lafosse (born in Brussels in 1958) claims to be a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and thus the legitimate Jacobite claimant to the throne of the former Kingdom of Scotland. ... Cover of The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland: The True Story of the Royal House of Stewart and the Hidden Lineage of the Kings and Queens of Scots (ISBN 1862042349) is a controversial book published in the United Kingdom in 1998. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ...

External links

• Fantasy Royalty - a complete exposure of Lafosse as an imposter
• a page detailing the unlikelihood of his claims
• Albany's (Lafosse's) official site
• A site by Laurence Gardner, supporter of Lafosse, and genealogist of the children of Jesus Christ
• BBC mirroring Lafosse') publisher's comments