Editing Charles Edward Stuart (section)

==Death and burial==
[[Image:Tomb of Stuart in the Vatican.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Tomb of Charles, his father and brother in St Peter's Basilica, Rome]]
Charles died in Rome of a stroke on 30 January 1788, aged 67.{{sfn|Kybett|1988|page=311}} His brother the Cardinal Duke of York, who was present at the death, had the record read that he died on the morning of 31 January, as it was deemed unlucky to have him declared dead on the same date as [[Execution of Charles I|the execution]] of his great-grandfather, [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]].{{sfn|Kybett|1988|page=311}}{{sfn|Aronson|1979|page=361}} Charles's will left most of his estate to his heir, his daughter Charlotte.{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=269}} There were a few exceptions, including some [[Plate (dishware)|plates]] for his brother Henry, as well as some annuities for his servants.{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=269}}

On his death, a cast of his face was made, and his body was embalmed and placed in a coffin of cypress wood.{{sfn|Pininski|2010|page=97}} Adorned with the [[Order of the Thistle]], the Cross of St Andrew, the [[Order of the Garter]] and the Cross of St George,{{sfn|Pininski|2010|page=97}} Charles was first buried in [[Frascati Cathedral]] near Rome, where his brother [[Henry Benedict Stuart|Henry]] was bishop.{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=269}} At Henry's death in 1807, Charles's remains (except his heart) were moved to the crypt of [[St Peter's Basilica]] in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]], where they were laid to rest next to those of his brother and father.{{sfn|McLynn|1988|p=446}} This was below the spot where the [[monument to the Royal Stuarts]] by [[Antonio Canova]] would later be erected.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monument to the Stuarts |url=http://www.stpetersbasilica.info/Monuments/Stuarts/Stuarts.htm |website=St Peter's Basilica |access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref>{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=272}} His mother Maria is also buried nearby at St Peter's.{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=43}} Charles's heart remained in Frascati Cathedral, where it is contained in a small urn beneath the floor, under a monument.{{sfn|Douglas|1975|p=269}}{{sfn|McLynn|1988|p=446}}