Sir Charles Stuart | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lieutenant_Colonel_Sir_Charles_Stuart.jpg) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Stuart by George Romney | |
| Born | January 1753 Kenwood House, London, England |
| Died | 25 May 1801 Richmond Park, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1768–1801 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Battles / wars | |
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Stuart KB (January 1753 – 25 May 1801) was a British Army officer and politiciain. The fourth son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Mary Wortley Montagu, he was born in Kenwood House, London.[1] There is a famous painting in the Tate Gallery, London, of him aged 10 stealing eggs and chicks from a bird's nest.[2]
- ^ Gregory, Desmond, ed. (2004). "Stuart, Sir Charles (1753–1801)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26697. Retrieved 17 September 2006. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Three Sons of John, 3rd Earl of Bute". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 20 March 2017.