Charles I: Meaning and Definition of

Charles I

Pronunciation: (chärlz Fr. sharl), [key]
  1. Charlemagne.
  2. (“the Bald”) a.d. 823–877, king of France 840–877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875–877.
  3. 1500–58, king of Spain 1516–56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519–56.
  4. 1600–49, king of Great Britain 1625–49 (son of James I).
  5. 1887–1922, emperor of Austria 1916–18; as Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–18.
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