Charles II of England

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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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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

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Henrietta of York uncle Charles II of England