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WI James II and Anne Hyde had a surviving son?

Inspired by Hashasheen's Jacobite thread:

IOTL James II and his first wife Anne Hyde had 8 children, but only two girls reached adulthood: the future queens Mary II and Anne. Both of them were raised as Protestants by order of Charles II.

Now, if one of the male children of James and Anne had survived (let's suppose that lucky one is James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge), would Charles still order him to be raised as a Protestant? And if he does, what would change from that? James II would still be Catholic, but now even if he marries a second wife his male heir is a Protestant, and would have precedence over any other son. Would James II still marry Mary of Modena or other Catholic? And would he be still overthrown, or the Protestants would just sit and wait for his death?
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