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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Observed surface forms (14)

Surface form	Occurrences
King Charles II of England	13
Charles II	3
Charles II of England and Scotland	3
King Charles II	3
Charles II of Ireland	2
Charles II eventually escaped to France	1
Charles II fled the battlefield	1
Charles II of England (briefly in 1660)	1
Charles II of England (brother-in-law)	1
Charles II went into hiding in England	1
Prince Charles, later Charles II	1
Restoration court of Charles II	1
Restoration of Charles II	1
Royal court of Charles II of England	1

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 (151)

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

Battle of Worcester (1651) → aftermath → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II fled the battlefield

Battle of Worcester (1651) → aftermath → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II went into hiding in England

Battle of Worcester (1651) → aftermath → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II eventually escaped to France

English forces under Richard Nicolls → allegiance → Charles II of England ⓘ

George Monck → allegiance → 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

Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza → appliesToJurisdiction → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal court of Charles II of England

Exile of the Stuart royal family in the Dutch Republic → appliesToPart → Charles II of England ⓘ

Sir Thomas Clifford → appointedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Archbishop William Sancroft → appointedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: William Sancroft

Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → assentedToBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Lauderdale family → associatedWithMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

Old Dominion → associatedWithMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Royal Citadel → builtDuringReignOf → Charles II of England ⓘ

Stage Beauty → characterRole → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II

Colony of Pennsylvania → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Connecticut Colony → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Kingston, New York → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Province of Pennsylvania → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Royal African Company → charterGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Charles I of England → child → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henrietta Maria of France → child → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington → closeAdvisorTo → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Battle of Worcester (1651) → commander → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henry VII Lady Chapel → containsTombOf → Charles II of England ⓘ

Coronation of Charles II → coronatedPerson → Charles II of England ⓘ

Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Braganza → courtContext → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration court of Charles II

Astronomer Royal → createdBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Province of Carolina → createdBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross → createdFor → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II

New Model Army → disbandedAfter → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Restoration of Charles II

Margaret Blagge → employer → Charles II of England ⓘ

Royal goldsmith Robert Vyner → employer → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Vyner

Duchess of Monmouth → father → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

Royal African Company → foundedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Royal Hospital Chelsea, London → foundedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Hospital Chelsea

this entity surface form: King Charles II

Royal Society → foundedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Navy Office, Seething Lane → governingMonarchDuringPeak → Charles II of England ⓘ

Connecticut Charter of 1662 → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Hudson's Bay Company → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Royal Charter of 1663 → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Rupert's Land → grantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Third English Civil War → hasCommander → Charles II of England ⓘ

Devolution War → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ

Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Rampjaar

Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ

Triple Alliance (1668) → hasKeyFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ

House of Stuart → hasMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ