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Charles was born in Denmark, only son of the three children of King Canute IV (Saint Canute) and Adela of Flanders. [3] His father was assassinated in Odense Cathedral in 1086, [4] and Adela fled back to Flanders, taking the very young Charles with her but leaving her twin daughters Ingeborg and Cecilia in Denmark.
Charles III of Savoy (10 October 1486 – 17 August 1553), often called Charles the Good, was Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553, although most of his lands were ruled by the French between 1536 and his death. Ruling for nearly 49 years, he is the third longest reigning Savoyard monarch, behind Charles Emmanuel I and Victor Amadeus II.
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022. [b]Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952.
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, [a] was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477.He was the only legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal.
Relief of the murder of Count Charles the Good, in 1127.. Galbert of Bruges (Galbertus notarius Brugensis in Latin) was a Flemish cleric and chronicler.A resident of Bruges and a functionary in the administration of the count of Flanders, he is known for his day-by-day Latin account De multro, traditione et occisione gloriosi Karoli comitis Flandriarum of the events surrounding the murder of ...
John the Good ordering the arrest of Charles the Bad, from the Chroniques of Jean Froissart Relations between Charles and John once more deteriorated; in late 1354, John invaded Charles's territories in Normandy, while Charles intrigued with the Duke of Lancaster , serving as emissary for Edward III, at fruitless peace negotiations between ...
Charles I, Count of Flanders (1084–1127), Blessed Charles the Good, count of Flanders, 1119–1127 Charles, Duke of Brittany (1319–1364), Blessed Charles de Châtillon Saint Charles Borromeo (1538–1584), cardinal and archbishop of Milan, 1564–1584
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.