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.

Mary → notableRelative → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

Princess Anne Stuart → notableRelative → Charles II of England ⓘ

United Company → operatedDuringReignOf → Charles II of England ⓘ

Exclusion Crisis → opponent → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Henry Vane the Younger → opposedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Scottish Covenanters → opposedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms → originallyGrantedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Coronation of Charles II → participant → Charles II of England ⓘ

Exclusion Crisis → participant → Charles II of England ⓘ

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

Restoration of the monarchy → participant → Charles II of England ⓘ

Treaty of Peace, Union and Confederation between His Majesty the King of Great Britain and the States General of the United Provinces → party → Charles II of England ⓘ

Lord Augustus FitzRoy → paternalAncestor → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Charles II of England

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton → paternalGrandfather → Charles II of England ⓘ

Restoration theatre → patron → Charles II of England ⓘ

James II of England → predecessorAsKingOfEngland → Charles II of England ⓘ

James VII of Scotland → predecessorAsKingOfEngland → Charles II of England ⓘ

James II of England → predecessorAsKingOfIreland → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II of Ireland

James VII of Scotland → predecessorAsKingOfIreland → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II of Ireland

Charles II of England → regnalName → Charles II of England self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II

Her Grace The Duchess of York → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Anne Hyde

this entity surface form: Charles II of England (brother-in-law)

Elizabeth of England → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henrietta of York → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ

Prince Rupert of the Rhine → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ

William II, Prince of Orange → relative → Charles II of England ⓘ

Palace of Whitehall → residenceOf → Charles II of England ⓘ

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

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby → servedUnder → Charles II of England ⓘ

Sir William Penn → servedUnder → Charles II of England ⓘ

Kingdom of Scotland → sharedMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

Elizabeth Stuart → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Elizabeth of England → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henrietta of England → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

James II of England → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

James VII of Scotland → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Mary → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

Princess Anne Stuart → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

Sophia Stuart → sibling → Charles II of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Charles, later Charles II

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

Treaty of Dover (1670) → signatory → Charles II of England ⓘ

Treaty of Westminster (1674) → signatoryMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ

Stuart period → significantFigure → Charles II of England ⓘ

Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland) → spouse → Charles II of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Catherine of Braganza

Charles I of England → successor → Charles II of England ⓘ

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond → supported → Charles II of England ⓘ

Gilbert Sheldon → supportedBy → Charles II of England ⓘ

Sir George Carteret → supportedMonarch → Charles II of England ⓘ