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Young Pretender

American  

Young Pretender British  

noun

  1. See (Charles Edward) Stuart

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This was the royal house of Stuart, in the glittering person and presence of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Pretender and son of the exiled Stuart King James III.

From Time Magazine Archive

Author Mackenzie's is not a formal history of the Young Pretender but a series of portraits of the women who made up a large part of his life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now there was a new Stuart in the field, a new sham prince, a "Young Pretender."

From A History of the Four Georges, Volume II by McCarthy, Justin

House in which the Young Pretender took Refuge after the Battle of Culloden, Roscoff.

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.

Amongst the witnesses was Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, who had been staying in London under the name of Mr. Brown, and had managed to procure admission to the scene of his rival's triumph.

From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various