Charles Edward Stuart

Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, was a Stuart prince who led the 1745 Jacobite rising to reclaim the British throne for his family.

James Francis Edward Stuart: The son of James II and father of Charles Edward Stuart, recognized by Jacobites as James III of England and VIII of Scotland. Charles’s father claimed the throne that the 1745 rising sought to restore.
Jacobite rising of 1745: A rebellion led by Charles Edward Stuart to restore the Stuart dynasty to the British throne. This campaign was the defining political and military enterprise of Charles’s life.
House of Stuart: A royal dynasty that ruled Scotland and, from 1603, England and Ireland until the deposition of James II. Charles’s hereditary claim came from the dynasty he sought to restore.
Act of Proscription 1746: A British law that restricted Highland dress, weapons, and practices after the Jacobite rising. It formed part of the state response to the rebellion Charles had led.
Flora MacDonald: A Scottish woman who helped Charles Edward Stuart escape capture after the Jacobite defeat at Culloden. Her aid enabled Charles to evade government forces on the Isle of Skye.
Battle of Prestonpans: A Jacobite victory over government forces near Edinburgh on 21 September 1745. The victory strengthened Charles’s forces and helped make the invasion of England possible.
Glorious Revolution: The 1688–1689 overthrow of James II and establishment of William III and Mary II as monarchs. It displaced Charles’s grandfather and began the Stuart restoration cause.
Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746: A British statute abolishing hereditary judicial powers held by Scottish landowners. It weakened the local authority of chiefs whose support had sustained the rising.
Donald Cameron of Lochiel: A Highland chief who joined Charles Edward Stuart’s rising and commanded the Cameron regiment. Lochiel’s support brought a major Highland following into Charles’s campaign.
Siege of Stirling Castle: A Jacobite siege of the government-held fortress at Stirling during the 1745–1746 rising. The stalled siege delayed the army before its retreat north from central Scotland.

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