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Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart [1] (31 December 1720 [b] – 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 as Charles III.
James's son James Francis Edward Stuart (the 'Old Pretender') and grandson Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender' or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie') actively participated in uprisings and invasions in support of their claim. From 1689 to the middle of the eighteenth century, restoration of the Jacobite succession to the throne was a major ...
Charles Edward Stuart known as the Young Pretender. On 27 June, Munro of Culcairn now at Shiramore had been ordered to Caithness with his own company, the Rosses and Geanies'. He reached Thurso on 7 July. [9] On the same day Talisker was at a place called Unish having gone there on information that the Young Pretender was there.
"the Old Pretender" 1688–1766: Louisa Maria Stuart 1692–1712: George I 1660–1727 r. 1714–1727: Prince William, Duke of Gloucester 1689–1700: Charles Edward Stuart "the Young Pretender" 1720–1788: Henry Benedict Stuart "Duke of York" 1725–1807: George II 1683–1760 r. 1727–1760
In later years, James, now known as the Old Pretender, made two more attempts at the British throne. In 1719, despite Spanish support, he was again defeated in the Battle of Glenshiel. James's son Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, attempted to win the throne for his father in 1745, but was defeated at the Battle of Culloden. James ...
(Michael T. Weiss, 1996–2000) (Ryan Merriman, 1996–2000) {portrayed Young Jarod}A 'pretender'; a super-genius polymath with eidetic and working memory (possibly Hyperthymesia), who has the ability to be anyone, learn any skill and function in any situation – a chameleon who takes on identities as easily as most people change clothes.
Charlotte Stuart, styled Duchess of Albany [1] (29 October 1753 – 17 November 1789) was the illegitimate daughter of the Jacobite pretender Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie" or the "Young Pretender") and his only child to survive infancy.
A pretender is someone who claims to be the rightful ruler of a country although not recognized as such by the current government. [1] The term may often be used to either refer to a descendant of a deposed monarchy or a claim that is not legitimate.