Charles K. Prioleau | |
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| Born | 1827 |
| Died | 1887 (aged 59–60) London, England |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Cotton merchant, Senior partner of Fraser, Trenholm & Company |
| Known for | Financier and supplier for the Confederacy during the American Civil War |
Charles Kuhn Prioleau (1827–1887) was an American cotton merchant who became the senior partner of Fraser, Trenholm & Company in Liverpool, England, a firm that functioned as the European banker of the Confederacy and was its major supplier for arms and military ware during the American Civil War. As a firm that frequently acted as the European banker of the Confederacy it often extended it credit, and was sometimes referred to as "the Confederate Embassy in England".[1][2]