Charles Stuart (1660 - 1661)

Born 22 Oct 1660 in Worcester House, London, England

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1661 at age 0 in Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England

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Biography

Charles Stuart is a member of the House of Stuart.

Charles Stuart (22 October 1660 – 5 May 1661) was the first of four sons and eight children born from the marriage between James, Duke of York (later James II of England & VII of Scotland) and his first wife, Anne Hyde. He was styled Duke of Cambridge, but never formally created so, because of his early death. Charles died at the Palace of Whitehall on 5 May 1661 ^[1] and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Sources

1. ↑ The Diary of Samuel Pepys 6 May 1661 "I hear tonight that the Duke of York's son is this day dead, which I believe will please every body; and I hear that the Duke and his Lady themselves are not much troubled at it."

• Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stuart,_Duke_of_Cambridge_(1660%E2%80%931661)

• The Diary of Samuel Pepys. http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/2588/

• The Peerage. http://thepeerage.com/p10136.htm

• Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy [1]