Charles IX

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noun

1550–74, king of France 1560–74.

1550–1611, king of Sweden 1604–11 (son of Gustavus I).

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British Dictionary definitions for Charles IX

Charles IX

noun

1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics

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