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Charles I

biographical name

Definition of Charles I

1600–1649 Charles Stuart king of Great Britain (1625–49)

Charles I

biographical name

Definition of Charles I

1887–1922 Charles Francis Joseph; nephew of Francis Ferdinand emperor of Austria and (as Charles IV) king of Hungary (1916–18)

Charles I

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variants: or II

Definition of Charles I

823–877 the Bald king of France as Charles I (840–877); Holy Roman emperor as Charles II (875–877)

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