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let's say that James dies childless and Henry Stuart survives the run of smallpox in 1660. then, henry dies later, before Charles II, with issue.

Would it automatically be Henry's descendants who take the throne since he's a male? Or does it go to mary's son, William of Orange (Mary is also dead)) since he is the firstborn?

Or, does Parliament just decide based on whom they think will runt he place best? Does William being a 35YO male play into it if Henry Stuart's progeny is still a child? Or if Henry insists on moving his child to be brought up in England would they say, "Okay, we've got a king/queen here, so we'll use them." (Probably likely, by the late 1670s he'd know Charles was going to die childless.)
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