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Charles Edward Stuart
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Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and as the Young
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