Charles
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1948– son of Elizabeth II prince of Wales
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1771–1847 archduke of Austria
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Prince 1903–1983 brother of King Leopold III regent of Belgium (1944–50)
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river 47 miles (76 kilometers) long in Massachusetts flowing into Boston harbor
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The estuary of the Charles River separates Boston and Cambridge.
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