Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart (Prince Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, 31 December 1720 - 31 January 1788; better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or as 'The Young Pretender') was the Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. This claim was as the eldest son of James Francis Edward Stuart ('The Old Pretender') who was the son of James II and VII.
| Charles Edward Stuart | |||||
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| "Charles III" | |||||
.jpg) King Charles III in 1775 | |||||
| Jacobite pretender | |||||
| Pretendence | 1 January 1766 – 31 January 1788 | ||||
| Predecessor | James III and VIII | ||||
| Successor | Henry IX (brother) | ||||
| Born | 31 December 1720 Palazzo Muti, Rome | ||||
| Died | 31 January 1788 (aged 67) Palazzo Muti, Rome | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Louise of Stolberg-Gedern | ||||
| Issue | Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany (illegitimate) | ||||
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| House | House of Stuart | ||||
| Father | James III & VIII | ||||
| Mother | Maria Klementyna Sobieska | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Charles is perhaps best known as the leading the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745. He led a rebellion which ended in a heavy defeat at the Battle of Culloden. That ended the Jacobite cause. Charles's escape from Scotland after the uprising made him a romantic figure of heroic failure. The Skye Boat Song remembers him.
He lived, and died, in Rome, where his father had been given a home by Clement XI.
References
change- ↑ Additional Manuscripts, British Library, 30,090, quoted in Frank McLynn, Charles Edward Stuart: A Tragedy in Many Acts (London: Routledge, 1988), 8.
