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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.
The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland.It replaced the Commonwealth of England, established in January 1649 after the execution of Charles I, with his son Charles II.
While the mini-series begins with Charles I's execution, shown in a nightmare of Charles II, the real beginning of the latter's story is in his exile in Antwerp in 1658. In fact, this was the last of many places to which Charles wandered in the 15 years of his exile, including the Scilly Isles , the Channel Island of Jersey , France , and ...
The same year, Charles II ordered the building of a Royal yacht HMY Saudadoes for her, used for pleasure trips on the River Thames and to maintain communications with the Queen's homeland of Portugal, making the journey twice. [11] Catherine fainted when Charles's official mistress, Barbara Palmer was presented to her.
Charles was proclaimed king of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland. [7] As was traditional, the ancestry of Charles back to King Fergus was recited by James Balfour, as the Lyon King of Arms. [8] After the ceremonies in the chapel there was a banquet in the palace. [9] Charles knighted some Perthshire lairds on 2 January, then returned to ...
Here's what to know about the succession
Charles was born in Évreux, the son of Philip of Évreux and Joan II of Navarre. [2] His father was first cousin to King Philip VI of France, while his mother, Joan, was the only daughter of Louis X of France.