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Charles Edward Stuart

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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)

Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
politician
Political party
Jacobitism
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Field of work
politics
Image
Lost Portrait of Charles Edward Stuart.jpg
Work location
France
Political ideology
Jacobitism
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place of burial
Vatican Grotto
Commons category
Charles Edward Stuart
date of birth
1720-12-31
date of death
1788-01-31
topic's main category
Category:Charles Edward Stuart
cause of death
stroke
name in native language
Charles Edward Stuart
manner of death
natural causes
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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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