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Also known as 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, The Young Chevalier, Charles Edward

Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788)

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Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788) was a male politician, military leader, and pretender associated with the Jacobite political party. Born at Palazzo Muti in Rome, he was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, and Maria Clementina Sobieska. He practiced Catholicism and had a sibling, Henry Benedict Stuart. Stuart participated in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and the Battle of Prestonpans. He was married to Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and had a child, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany.

Stuart died of a stroke at Palazzo Muti in Rome on January 31, 1788. He is buried in the Vatican Grotto. His given names include Charles, Edward, Louis, and John. He is described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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1881
Works
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Pretendence
1 January 1766 – 30 January 1788
Predecessor
James VIII and III
Successor
Henry IX and I
Born
( 1720-12-31 ) 31 December 1720, Palazzo Muti , Rome, Papal States
Died
30 January 1788 (1788-01-30) (aged 67), Palazzo Muti, Rome, Papal States
Burial
St Peter's Basilica , Vatican City
Spouse
Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1772 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1780 ) ​
Issue
Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany (illegitimate)

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Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) 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.

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