Charles II

American  

noun

1. Charles I.

2. Charles the Fat, a.d. 809–888, king of France 884–887; as Charles III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 881–887.

3. 1630–85, king of Great Britain 1660–85 (son of Charles I of England).

4. 1661–1700, king of Spain 1665–1700.

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Charles II British  

noun

1. known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 _ad , Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)

2. the title as king of France of Charles III (Holy Roman Emperor) See Charles III

3. 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

4. 1661–1700, the last Hapsburg king of Spain: his reign saw the end of Spanish power in Europe

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Example Sentences

This year's setting is below the Lady Chapel's famous medieval vaulted ceiling, in a chapel where 15 previous kings and queens are buried, including Elizabeth I, Mary I and Charles II.

From BBC

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

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

Ecce Homo is believed to have belonged to the private collection of Spain's King Philip IV, before being exhibited in the apartments of his son, Charles II.

From BBC

Charles II used them to find details "to add lustre and splendour to the solemnity" of his crowning in 1661.

From BBC