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Who attempted to depose George II in 1745?

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  • Charles Edward Stuart

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Charles Edward Stuart, also known as the Young Pretender, was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the exiled Stuart claimant to the British throne. In 1745, Charles Edward Stuart led an invasion of Great Britain in an attempt to depose King George II. The invasion was initially successful, but it was eventually defeated at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
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