Young Pretender

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Young Pretender

(Biography) See (Charles Edward) Stuart²

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Stu•art

(ˈstu ərt, ˈstyu-)

n.

1. a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.

2. Charles Edward ( “the Young Pretender” or “Bonnie Prince Charlie” ), 1720–80, grandson of James II.

3. Gilbert (Charles), 1755–1828, U.S. painter.

4. James Ewell Brown ( “Jeb” ), 1833–64, Confederate general in the Civil War.

5. James Francis Edward. Also called James III. ( “the Old Pretender” ), 1688–1766, English prince.

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Most historians dismiss his claim that the Young Pretender had a son before dying in exile.

Just the latest in a long line of pretenders

The 88-year-old head of Clan Cameron, whose ancestors fought for the Young Pretender at the Battle of Culloden, is the ninth-biggest feudal landowner in the country.

We've nothing to fear says rich clan chief

The 76-year-old priest has no doubts that his lock of hair did belong the Young Pretender. He received it in 1946 from a fellow priest who told him it had been handed down through the generations by a follower of the Prince.

Hair-raising cash scheme

Joaquin Niemann - 40/1 EW Young pretender is getting back on track after T5 at Travelers.

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In 1745, the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart - otherwise Bonnie Prince Charlie - sailed from France to the Western Isles and made his way to the Scottish mainland (the Old Pretender had decided he was too old for the fight).

A mystery Jacobite woman in 18th century Newcastle

1788: Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart), the Young Pretender, died in Rome.

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FIT FOR A KING Lavish produce enjoyed by Young Pretender. Inset, Singh A TOP chef has recreated the sumptuous final dinner Bonnie Prince Charlie and his officers enjoyed before the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

BATTLE OF FULLODEN; Chef recreates Bonnie Prince Charlie's final feast before his army were crushed l

ON THIS DAY 1746: The army of Charles Stuart, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie, was routed by the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden.

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Though when it comes to John Prescott, he still seems to have as much energy as any young pretender.

Smart move to bank on John

1745: The Jacobites, under the Young Pretender, occupied Edinburgh.

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The portrait shows Charles - known as The Young Pretender - in 1745, the year he became the last man to lead a Scottish army into England.