Charles X
Americannoun
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Charles Gustavus, 1622–60, king of Sweden 1654–60.
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1757–1836, king of France 1824–30.
noun
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title of Charles Gustavus . 1622–60, king of Sweden, who warred with Poland and Denmark in an attempt to create a unified Baltic state
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1757–1836, king of France (1824–30): his attempt to restore absolutism led to his enforced exile
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And during Ms. Kealani’s closing paean to Charles X, once again sensitively accompanied by the solo harp, the Gérard picture slowly assembled, with the painting itself finally projected onto the singers and Paulo Fantin’s set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
It was this approach that Champollion brought to the Louvre when King Charles X appointed him to oversee the newly acquired Egyptian collections.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
King Charles X sent over some gunboats and said: I got a great offer for you guys.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2021
In 1830, France’s King Charles X tried to stage a return to absolute monarchy.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Charles X, seeing the hopelessness of the royal cause, sent a deputation to Lafayette to announce the revocation of the obnoxious decrees and the nomination of a new and liberal ministry.
From The Spirit of Lafayette by Hallowell, James Mott
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