Charles Radclyffe
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For other people with similar names, see Charles Radcliff.
Charles Radclyffe (3 September 1693 – 8 December 1746), titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater, was one of the few English participants in the Risings of 1715 and 1745.
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Charles Radcliff, de jure Earl of Derwentwater | |
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| de jure 5th Earl of Derwentwater | |
.jpg) Charles Radcliff, de jure 5th Earl of Derwentwater | |
| Known for | Jacobite |
| Born | Charles Radcliff or Radclyffe (1693-09-03)September 3, 1693 Little Parndon, Essex, England |
| Died | 8 December 1746(1746-12-08) (aged 53) Tower Hill, London, England |
| Nationality | English |
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| Issue | James Bartholomew Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Newburgh |
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The Radclyffes were Catholics from Northumberland, with long-standing links to the exiled Stuarts; sentenced to death in 1716, he escaped and spent the next 30 years in Europe. He was captured at sea along with his eldest son in November 1745 en route to Scotland and executed on 8 December 1746, under the warrant issued in 1716. His son James was released and later settled in Slindon, West Sussex.