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CharfordPlaceCharford is a place on the River Avon in Hampshire, south of Salisbury, usually identified with Cerdicesford, meaning Cerdic's ford.
CharibaelPersonCharibael was a king of the Himyarites and Sabaeans in south Arabia in the 1st century CE, known from the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Charibert IPersonCharibert I was a Merovingian king of the Franks who ruled the kingdom of Paris from 561 to 567.
Charilaos TrikoupisPersonCharilaos Trikoupis was a Greek statesman who served as Prime Minister seven times between 1875 and 1895.
ChariotTermA chariot is a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in warfare, carrying a driver and an archer or spearman.
Charioteer of DelphiWork / monumentThe Charioteer of Delphi is a life-size bronze statue of a chariot driver made around 475 BCE, part of a group dedicated at Delphi by Polyzalus, tyrant of Gela in…
CharitesReligion / ideaThe Charites, or Graces, were goddesses of grace, beauty and festivity in Greek religion, usually three in number: Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia.
CharlemagnePersonCharlemagne was king of the Franks from 768 and was crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III in 800.
Charlemagne PéraltePersonCharlemagne Péralte was a Haitian nationalist who led the Caco rebellion against the United States occupation of Haiti.
Charles Albert of SardiniaPersonCharles Albert was King of Sardinia from 1831.
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachPersonCharles Alexander was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1853 until his death in 1901.
Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-AnsbachPersonCharles Alexander was the last Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, from 1757, who also inherited Brandenburg-Bayreuth in 1769.
Charles Alexandre de CalonnePersonCharles Alexandre de Calonne was a French statesman who served as Louis XVI's controller-general of finances from 1783 to 1787.- Charles Anthony, Prince of HohenzollernPersonCharles Anthony was the last sovereign Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, from 1848, and ceded his principality to Prussia in 1849–1850.
Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachPersonCharles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, ruled the duchy from 1775, first under his mother Anna Amalia's guidance.- Charles BelgravePersonCharles Belgrave was a British official who served as adviser to the rulers of Bahrain from 1926 to 1957.
Charles BestPersonCharles Best was an American-born Canadian medical scientist who, as a student assistant to Frederick Banting at the University of Toronto, helped isolate insulin in…
Charles BorromeoPersonCharles Borromeo was archbishop of Milan from 1564 and a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation.- Charles BridgeWork / monumentCharles Bridge is a stone bridge across the Vltava in Prague, linking the Old Town with the Lesser Town.
Charles Brooke, Rajah of SarawakPersonCharles Brooke was the second White Rajah of Sarawak, succeeding his uncle James Brooke in 1868 after years commanding forts and Iban forces.
Charles Canning, 1st Earl CanningPersonCharles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, was Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1862 and became the first Viceroy when the Crown took over from the East India Company in…- Charles CoghlanPersonSir Charles Coghlan was a lawyer and politician in Rhodesia who led the campaign against joining the Union of South Africa.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess CornwallisPersonCharles Cornwallis was a British army officer and administrator.
Charles D. B. KingPersonCharles D.
Charles DarwinPersonCharles Darwin was an English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection transformed biology.
Charles de FoucauldPersonCharles de Foucauld was a French army officer and explorer who became a Catholic priest and hermit in the Sahara.
Charles de GaullePersonCharles de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French during the Second World War and later founded the Fifth Republic, serving as president from…
Charles de Menou d'AulnayPersonCharles de Menou d'Aulnay was a French governor of Acadia.- Charles de MontignyPersonCharles de Montigny was a French diplomat, the first French consul in Shanghai from 1847.
- Charles de Saint-Étienne de La TourPersonCharles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour was a French colonist and fur trader in Acadia.
- Charles de SalesPersonCharles de Sales was a French Knight Hospitaller who succeeded Philippe de Longvilliers de Poincy as governor of the French part of Saint Kitts and the order's…
Charles de ThierryPersonCharles de Thierry was an adventurer of French émigré family who claimed to have bought land at Hokianga in New Zealand in 1820 and in 1835 announced his intention to…
Charles DebbasPersonCharles Debbas was a Lebanese Greek Orthodox lawyer and politician.
Charles DickensPersonCharles Dickens was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era.
Charles Edward StuartPersonCharles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender, was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart and the Jacobite claimant to the British…
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPersonCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was a grandson of Queen Victoria, born Duke of Albany in Britain, who inherited the German duchy in 1900.
Charles Edzard, Prince of East FrisiaPersonCharles Edzard was the last prince of East Frisia of the Cirksena dynasty, ruling from 1734 to 1744.
Charles Eliot (diplomat)PersonSir Charles Eliot was a British diplomat, linguist and scholar who served as Commissioner of the East Africa Protectorate from 1900 to 1904.
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of SavoyPersonCharles Emmanuel I was Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630, an ambitious ruler who sought to expand his state between France and Spain.
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of SavoyPersonCharles Emmanuel II was duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675, succeeding as a child under the regency of his mother Christine of France, who remained influential until her…
Charles Emmanuel III of SardiniaPersonCharles Emmanuel III was duke of Savoy and king of Sardinia from 1730, when his father Victor Amadeus II abdicated, until 1773.
Charles Emmanuel IV of SardiniaPersonCharles Emmanuel IV was King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy from 1796 to 1802.
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-GottorpPersonCharles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, lost the ducal part of Schleswig to Denmark in the Great Northern War, a loss confirmed in 1720.
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of BadenPersonCharles Frederick of Baden ruled for 73 years, first as Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1738.- Charles Gasyonga IIPersonCharles Gasyonga II was the last Omugabe, or king, of Ankole, succeeding Kahaya II in 1944.
Charles George GordonPersonCharles George Gordon was a British army officer who commanded the Ever Victorious Army against the Taiping in China.
Charles Grant, 1st Baron GlenelgPersonCharles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, was a Scottish politician who served as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1835 to 1839.
Charles I of AnjouPersonCharles I of Anjou was the youngest brother of Louis IX of France, Count of Anjou and of Provence through his marriage to Beatrice of Provence in 1246.
Charles I of EnglandPersonCharles I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649.
Charles I of HungaryPersonCharles I of Hungary, also called Charles Robert, was the first Angevin king of Hungary, who won the throne after the Árpád line died out in 1301.
Charles I, Count Palatine of BirkenfeldPersonCharles I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld, was a younger son of Duke Wolfgang of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, who received Birkenfeld in the Hunsrück in the 1569 division of…
Charles I, Duke of MantuaPersonCharles I Gonzaga was Duke of Nevers and Rethel in France and from 1627 Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.
Charles II of EnglandPersonCharles II of England was king of England, Scotland and Ireland, restored to the throne in 1660 after the Commonwealth.
Charles II of NaplesPersonCharles II, called the Lame, was king of Naples from 1285 to 1309.
Charles II of NavarrePersonCharles II, called the Bad, was king of Navarre from 1349 and count of Évreux, a grandson of Louis X of France through his mother Joan II.
Charles II of SpainPersonCharles II of Spain was the last Habsburg king of Spain, reigning from 1665 to 1700.
Charles II, Archduke of AustriaPersonCharles II, Archduke of Austria, was a younger son of Emperor Ferdinand I who received Inner Austria, ruling Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from Graz from 1564.
Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-SigmaringenPersonCharles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was a son of Count Charles I of Hohenzollern.
Charles II, Duke of BrunswickPersonCharles II, Duke of Brunswick, succeeded his father, who was killed at Quatre Bras in 1815, and took power in 1823.
Charles II, Duke of GueldersPersonCharles II, Duke of Guelders, known as Charles of Egmond, recovered the duchy his family had lost to Charles the Bold and fought the Habsburgs for over four decades…
Charles II, Duke of LorrainePersonCharles II was Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to 1431.
Charles II, Duke of ParmaPersonCharles II, Duke of Parma, born Charles Louis of Bourbon-Parma, became King of Etruria as a small child in 1803 under his mother Maria Luisa's regency, until Napoleon…
Charles II, Elector PalatinePersonCharles II was Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685, the last of the Protestant Simmern line.
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-StrelitzPersonCharles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, ruled the duchy from 1794 and was raised to grand duke by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-DurlachPersonCharles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, ruled the margraviate from 1553 to 1577.
Charles III of NaplesPersonCharles III of Naples (1345–1386), known as Charles of Durazzo, was a member of the Angevin dynasty.
Charles III of NavarrePersonCharles III the Noble was King of Navarre from 1387, of the French house of Évreux.
Charles III of SpainPersonCharles III of Spain, previously king of Naples and Sicily, ruled Spain from 1759 to 1788.
Charles III of the United KingdomPersonCharles III is King of the United Kingdom and of fourteen other Commonwealth realms, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Charles III Philip, Elector PalatinePersonCharles III Philip was Elector Palatine from 1716 to 1742, the last ruler of the Neuburg line.
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-DurlachPersonCharles III William was Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1709.
Charles III, Duke of BourbonPersonCharles III, Duke of Bourbon, was Constable of France and the greatest noble of the kingdom.
Charles III, Prince of MonacoPersonCharles III, Prince of Monaco, ruled from 1856 to 1889.- Charles IVPersonCharles IV was Holy Roman Emperor in the fourteenth century and king of Bohemia, ruling from Prague.
Charles IV, Duke of AnjouPersonCharles IV, Duke of Anjou, also called Charles of Maine, was the nephew and heir of René of Anjou, whom he succeeded as Count of Provence in 1480.
Charles James NapierPersonSir Charles James Napier (1782–1853) was a British general who conquered Sindh in 1843.
Charles La TrobePersonCharles La Trobe was an English administrator who became superintendent of the Port Phillip District in 1839 and the first lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Victoria…- Charles LawrencePersonCharles Lawrence was a British army officer and governor of Nova Scotia from 1753.
Charles Leclerc (general)PersonCharles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc was a French general and the husband of Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte.- Charles Liénard de l'OlivePersonCharles Liénard de l'Olive was a French colonist who, with Jean du Plessis d'Ossonville, led the first French settlement of Guadeloupe in June 1635 for the Compagnie…
- Charles MacCarthyPersonSir Charles MacCarthy was a British colonial governor of Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast settlements in the early nineteenth century.
Charles MagoonPersonCharles Magoon was an American lawyer and administrator who had governed the Panama Canal Zone.
Charles MartelPersonCharles Martel was a Frankish military leader and mayor of the palace who effectively ruled the Frankish kingdom in the early eighth century.- Charles Morris WoodfordPersonCharles Morris Woodford was an English naturalist who explored the Solomon Islands in the 1880s and urged Britain to annex them.
Charles O'HaraPersonCharles O'Hara was a British army officer who served as governor of the Province of Senegambia, Britain's colony on the Senegal and Gambia rivers, from 1765 to 1776…- Charles of Austria (bishop of Wrocław)PersonArchduke Charles of Austria (1590–1624), a son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, was Bishop of Wrocław from 1608, Bishop of Brixen from 1613 and from 1619 Grand…
- Charles of BloisPersonCharles of Blois was a French nobleman, nephew of King Philip VI, who claimed the Duchy of Brittany by right of his wife Joan of Penthièvre.
Charles Rigault de GenouillyPersonCharles Rigault de Genouilly was a French admiral who commanded the Franco-Spanish expedition against Vietnam in 1858.
Charles Rivière-HérardPersonCharles Rivière-Hérard (1789–1850) was a Haitian army officer who led the Reform movement that overthrew President Jean-Pierre Boyer in 1843.
Charles RobinPersonCharles Robin was a Jersey merchant who founded a major cod-fishing business on the Gaspé coast of Quebec after the British conquest of New France.- Charles SavagePersonCharles Savage was a European sailor who survived the wreck of the American brig Eliza in Fiji in 1808 and became one of the first beachcombers in the islands.
Charles Stewart ParnellPersonCharles Stewart Parnell was an Irish nationalist politician who led the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1880.
Charles StoddartPersonCharles Stoddart was a British army officer sent to Bukhara in 1838 to reassure Emir Nasrullah about British aims in Afghanistan and to seek the release of Russian…
Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)PersonCharles Taylor is a Liberian warlord and politician who launched the rebellion of 1989 that began the First Liberian Civil War and was president of Liberia from 1997 to…
Charles the BaldPersonCharles the Bald was the youngest son of Louis the Pious.
Charles the BoldPersonCharles the Bold was Duke of Burgundy from 1467, ruling the Burgundian lands of France and the Low Countries.
Charles the ChildPersonCharles the Child was a son of the West Frankish king Charles the Bald, who made him king of Aquitaine in 855 to win the Aquitanian nobility away from the rival Pippin…
Charles the FatPersonCharles the Fat was a Carolingian ruler who briefly reunited the realms of the Carolingian Empire between 881 and 888 CE.
Charles the GoodPersonCharles the Good was count of Flanders from 1119 until 1127.
Charles the SimplePersonCharles the Simple was a Carolingian King of West Francia, crowned in 893 and sole king from 898.