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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
Charles II [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) [b] was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without children, leading to a European conflict over his successor. For reasons still debated, Charles experienced lengthy periods of ill health throughout his life.
Charles II agreed to give his sister a dowry of 840,000 livres [17] and a further 20,000 towards other expenses. She was also given, as a personal gift, 40,000 livres annually and the Château de Montargis as a private residence. [18] Henrietta's return to France was delayed by the death from smallpox of her elder sister Mary, Princess of ...
Birth and parents Marriages and issue Death Miscellaneous Marie Louise d'Orléans: 26 March 1662, Daughter of Philippe d'Orléans and Henrietta: Charles II of Spain No Issue: 12 February 1689 (aged 26) Was the first wife of the last Habsburg monarch of Spain, Charles II. Has no descendants. Anne Marie d'Orléans: 27 August 1669,
With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, who remembered his mother as a ...
The King acceded to the throne two years ago, immediately upon the death of the late Queen. Here are the minute-by-minute developments of the historic day, which marked the end of Elizabeth II’s ...
How all the titles have changed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of Charles to the throne, including William, Kate, and the Sussex kids.
Charles II (11 September 1365 – 25 January 1431), called the Bold (French: le Hardi) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and Constable of France from 1418 to 1425. Charles joined the Barbary Crusade, fought at Nicopolis, and aided the Teutonic knights in Livonia.