(1720–88), son of James Stuart, pretender to the British throne; known as the Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie. He led the Jacobite uprising of 1745–6. However, he was driven back to Scotland and defeated at the Battle of Culloden (1746).
Definition of Stuart, Charles Edward in US English:
Stuart, Charles Edward
proper nounˈst(y)o͞oərt
(1720–88), son of James Stuart; pretender to the British throne; known as the Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie.