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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Villiers family associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England
Henry Sidney servedUnder Charles II of England
Algernon Sidney executedBy Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Earl of Lichfield createdBy Charles II of England
subject surface form: Earl of Lichfield (second creation)
Earl of Lichfield father Charles II of England
subject surface form: Charlotte FitzRoy
Coat of arms of Jamaica armiger Charles II of England
Governor William Berkeley appointedBy Charles II of England
subject surface form: William Berkeley
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Governor William Berkeley supportedMonarch Charles II of England
subject surface form: William Berkeley
Royal Observatory, Greenwich foundedBy Charles II of England
Governor and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America charterGrantedBy Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Thomas monarchServed Charles II of England
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
John monarchWhoGrantedTitle Charles II of England
subject surface form: John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
John titleElevationBy Charles II of England
subject surface form: John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk
this entity surface form: King Charles II
William Lloyd appointedBy Charles II of England
John Lake monarchDuringService Charles II of England
English conquest of New Netherland authorizedBy Charles II of England
William Juxon monarchDuringTenure Charles II of England
Coronation Spoon returnedTo Charles II of England
Province of Maryland laterMonarch Charles II of England
House of Grafton paternalAncestor Charles II of England
House of Grafton titleCreatedBy Charles II of England
House of Grafton monarchServed Charles II of England
North Carolina Colony charterGrantedBy Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Tilbury Fort rebuiltUnder Charles II of England
this entity surface form: Charles II
Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland
Whitehall Palace gardens associatedWith Charles II of England
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe monarch Charles II of England
1st Earl of Perth monarchServed Charles II of England
subject surface form: James Drummond, 1st Earl of Perth
Henry Compton monarchDuringEpiscopate Charles II of England
Lady Isabella FitzRoy hasAncestor Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
John Churchill monarchServed Charles II of England
subject surface form: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby monarchServed Charles II of England
Lady Anne FitzRoy grandfather Charles II of England
Lady Anne FitzRoy relative Charles II of England
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site namedAfter Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II of England
Antonia Fraser notableWork Charles II of England
this entity surface form: King Charles II
Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança spouse Charles II of England
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry monarchServed Charles II of England
this entity surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne createdBy Charles II of England
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
this entity surface form: Charles II
Charles II of Scotland regnalName Charles II of England
this entity surface form: Charles II