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Charles III

American  

noun

  1. Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, born 1948, king of the United Kingdom since 2022 (son of Elizabeth II).

  2. Charles II.

  3. Charles the Simple, a.d. 879–929, king of France 898–923.

  4. Charles VI.

  5. 1716–1788, king of Spain 1759–88; as Charles IV, king of Naples 1734–59.


Charles III British  

noun

  1. known as Charles the Fat . 839–888 ad , Holy Roman Emperor (881–887) and, as Charles II, king of France (884–887). He briefly reunited the empire of Charlemagne

  2. 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88), who curbed the power of the Church and tried to modernize his country

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On Remembrance Sunday King Charles III led the nation in a solemn two-minute silence in London to honour veterans who had died in conflict.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

King Charles III was left drenched and without an umbrella when a torrential downpour interrupted celebrations of Antigua and Barbuda's independence day on Sunday.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

King Charles III will confront "shameful aspects" of UK history with "unflinching honesty" when he addresses Commonwealth leaders next week, Buckingham Palace said Saturday, amid renewed scrutiny of Britain's role in historical transatlantic slavery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

King Charles III is to speak with "unflinching honesty" and "sincere sorrow" on the lasting pain of the transatlantic slave trade, during the final leg of his Caribbean tour in Antigua, Buckingham Palace has said.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

This man was the Marquis Don Vegal, knight of Alcantara, of Malta, and of Charles III.

From The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love by Anne T. Wilbur

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