John Pettie painted Charles entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse
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Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766. He is also known as the Young Pretender, the Young Chevalier and Bonnie Prince Charlie, and to Jacobites as Charles III. He led the failed Jacobite Rising of 1745 i…
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politics · Jacobite leader (1720–1788) · pretender · military leader · politician · also Charles Edward Stuart, Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart, The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles III of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Charles III of England, Scotland and Ireland
Born 31 December 1720 · Died 31 January 1788 · Q312581
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Charles's remains (except his heart) were moved to the crypt of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, where they were laid to rest next to those of his brother and father
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Died 1788-01-31.
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Career landmark: Jacobite pretender (1766–1788).
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Born 1720-12-31.
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