Charles II of England

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King of England King of Ireland King of Scotland human monarch

Charles II of England was the restored 17th-century king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, known for the Restoration monarchy, religious and political conflicts, and a vibrant, hedonistic court.

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Label Occurrences
Charles II of England canonical 332
King Charles II of England 36
Charles II of England and Scotland 16

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England ⓘ
King of Ireland ⓘ
King of Scotland ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Cavalier Parliament ⓘ
baptizedAs Anglican ⓘ
birthDate 1630-05-29 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form: St James's Palace
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
convertedTo Roman Catholicism ⓘ
coronationDate 1661-04-23 ⓘ
coronationPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 1685-02-06 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
surface form: Whitehall Palace
era Stuart period ⓘ
surface form: Restoration era
father Charles I of England ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
house House of Stuart ⓘ
illegitimateChildren Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans ⓘ
Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth ⓘ
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield ⓘ
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton ⓘ
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
issued Declaration of Breda ⓘ
Declaration of Indulgence ⓘ
knownFor Restoration court culture ⓘ
patronage of the arts and sciences ⓘ
marriageStart 1662-05-21 ⓘ
monarchicalTitle King of England ⓘ
surface form: King of England, Scotland and Ireland
mother Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ
notableEvent Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
Great Fire of London ⓘ
Great Plague of London ⓘ
Popish Plot ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 ⓘ
Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
patronOf Royal Society ⓘ
politicalConflict religious conflicts over Catholicism and Protestantism ⓘ
tensions between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
predecessor English Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of England
regnalName Charles II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles II
reignEnd 1685-02-06 ⓘ
reignStart 1660-05-29 ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Hampton Court Palace ⓘ
Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
surface form: Whitehall Palace
sibling Elizabeth Stuart ⓘ
surface form: Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange ⓘ
signed Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Dover
spouse Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland) ⓘ
surface form: Catherine of Braganza
style His Majesty ⓘ
successor James II of England ⓘ

Referenced by (413)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles I of England → child → Charles II of England ⓘ
Charles I of England → successor → Charles II of England ⓘ
Triple Alliance (1668) → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Rampjaar
Royal Society → foundedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
New Model Army → disbandedAfter → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Restoration of Charles II
House of Stuart → hasMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Stuart period → significantFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ
Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster → allyOf → Charles II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Bernhard von Galen
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland → sharedMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland
Franco-Dutch War → hasParticipant → Charles II of England ⓘ
James II of England → predecessorAsKingOfEngland → Charles II of England ⓘ
James II of England → predecessorAsKingOfIreland → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles II of Ireland
James II of England → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → monarchServed → Charles II of England ⓘ
King of Ireland → monarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Connecticut Colony → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Long Parliament 1640 → monarchAtRestoration → Charles II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Long Parliament
Archbishop William Sancroft → appointedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: William Sancroft
Archbishop William Sancroft → monarchDuringTenure → Charles II of England ⓘ
subject surface form: William Sancroft
Kingdom of England → notableMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Duke of Normandy → notableHolder → Charles II of England ⓘ
Henry VII Lady Chapel → containsTombOf → Charles II of England ⓘ
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → heirPresumptiveTo → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles II of England (briefly in 1660)
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → monarchDuringDeath → Charles II of England ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → assentedToBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → monarchAtEnactment → Charles II of England ⓘ
William II, Prince of Orange → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ
Treaty of Dover (1670) → signatory → Charles II of England ⓘ
Palace of Whitehall → residenceOf → Charles II of England ⓘ
Palace of Holyroodhouse → historicallyUsedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles II
Charleston → namedAfter → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Charles → notableBearer → Charles II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth Stuart → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ
Hudson's Bay Company → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Sir George Carteret → landGrantFrom → Charles II of England ⓘ
Sir George Carteret → supportedMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Treaty of Westminster (1674) → signatoryMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Kingston, New York → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Henrietta Maria of France → child → Charles II of England ⓘ
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ
Princess Anne Stuart → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ
Princess Anne Stuart → notableRelative → Charles II of England ⓘ
Great Plague of London → monarchDuringEvent → Charles II of England ⓘ
Great Fire of London → monarchAtTime → Charles II of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland → monarch → Charles II of England ⓘ
Third English Civil War → hasCommander → Charles II of England ⓘ
Duke of Lancaster → heldBy → Charles II of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles II