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Charles Stuart (botanist)
Charles Stuart may refer to: Royalty * Charles I of England (1600–1649), Scottish and English king, executed * Charles II of England (1630–1685), his son, Scottish and English king * Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), aka "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "The Young Pretender", Jacobite claimant to the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland Peers * Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox (1557–1576) * Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray (died 1735) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal (1666–1667) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1677) * Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre (1818–1900), Scottish representative peer Politicians * Charles Stuart (British Army officer, born 1810) (1810–1892), British Army general and Member of Parliament for Buteshire 1832–33 * Charles Stuart (Canadian politician) (1864–1926), Canadian politician and judge * Charles Bingley Stuart (1857–1936), American judge * Charles E. Stuart (1810–1887), U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles I Of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to Infanta Maria Anna of Spain culminated in an eight-month visit to Habsburg Spain, Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiation. Two years later, shortly after his accession, he married Henrietta Maria of France. After his accession in 1625, Charles quarrelled with the English Parliament, which sought to curb his ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stuart (East India Company Officer)
Charles Stuart ( 1758 – 31 March 1828) was an officer in the East India Company Army and is well known for being one of the few British officers to embrace Hindu culture while stationed there, earning the nickname ''Hindoo Stuart''. He also wrote books and several newspaper articles extolling Hindu culture and tradition and urging its adoption by Europeans settled in India, and deploring the attitudes and activities of the Utilitarians and missionaries who deprecated Indian culture. He is mentioned in William Dalrymple's book ''White Mughals'' (2002). Background and family Stuart was born in either 1757 or 1758 in Dublin. He was said to be the son of Thomas Smyth, Mayor of Limerick and MP for Limerick City. His grandparents were Charles Smyth (1694–1783), also MP for Limerick, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet. His nephews included the diplomat Robert Stuart and the naturalist and surgeon James Stuart. The clergyman and footballer Robert Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stuart (botanist)
Charles Stuart may refer to: Royalty * Charles I of England (1600–1649), Scottish and English king, executed * Charles II of England (1630–1685), his son, Scottish and English king * Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), aka "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "The Young Pretender", Jacobite claimant to the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland Peers * Charles Stuart, Earl of Lennox (1557–1576) * Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray (died 1735) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal (1666–1667) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1660–1661) * Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1677) * Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre (1818–1900), Scottish representative peer Politicians * Charles Stuart (British Army officer, born 1810) (1810–1892), British Army general and Member of Parliament for Buteshire 1832–33 * Charles Stuart (Canadian politician) (1864–1926), Canadian politician and judge * Charles Bingley Stuart (1857–1936), American judge * Charles E. Stuart (1810–1887), U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stuart Of Dunearn
Charles Stuart of Dunearn FRSE (1745–1826) was a Scottish minister who went on to co-found the Royal Society of Edinburgh and to be President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Life He was born at Dunearn House near Burntisland in Fife in 1745 the son of James Stuart of Binend, later Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and his first wife, Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of Adam Drummond (surgeon), Dr Adam Drummond. He originally trained as a minister and was licensed by the Church of Scotland in London in August 1772. He was ordained in Cramond Kirk on 30 September the following year under the patronage of Lady Glenorchy. He resigned and left Cramond in May 1776, creating in 1781 an independent Anabaptism, Anabaptist church in Edinburgh, which was somewhat short-lived. In 1777 he inherited his father's estates of Dunearn and Binend in Fife. He retrained as a doctor, studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was President of the Royal Medical Society (a studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stuart (runner)
Charles Stuart (1 February 1907 – 6 April 1970) was an Australian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References 1907 births 1970 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Australian male sprinters Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
