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known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad , Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
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the title as king of France of Charles III (Holy Roman Emperor) See Charles III
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1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85) following the Restoration (1660); son of Charles I. He did much to promote commerce, science, and the Navy, but his Roman Catholic sympathies caused widespread distrust
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1661–1700, the last Hapsburg king of Spain: his reign saw the end of Spanish power in Europe
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When King Charles II gave Rhode Island a royal charter in 1663, he stipulated that the king’s “loving subjects” would not be stopped from “using and exercising the trade of fishing upon the coast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The “Throne” is accompanied by matching candlesticks and four ornate vases holding silver and gilt relief bouquets, given by Philip’s successor, Charles II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
While Christmas was once again legal in the realms of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland now ruled by King Charles II, the far-fetched colonies continued to chart their own course.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Charles II used them to find details "to add lustre and splendour to the solemnity" of his crowning in 1661.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
When Charles II heard the news, he decided that, as a seafaring nation, Britain had to have the necessary information as an aid to navigation, and the planned observatory became a project of the Crown.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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