Young Pretender
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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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.
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But I don't believe she knew who the Countess of Albany was, though she was able to join feebly in the conversation about the Young Pretender.
From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic
Last Jacobite rebellion in Britain; Scotland rises for the Young Pretender, Charles Edward; Battle of Prestonpans; he is victorious and advances into England, but is compelled to retreat.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, was at that time residing in Florence, in company with his wife, the Countess of Albany, whose maiden name was Louisa Stolberg, of the princely house of that name.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various
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