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Charles

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Noun

1. charles, charles ix

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

2. charles, charles vii

King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)

3. charles, charles i, charles ii, charles the bald

as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

4. charles, charles ii

King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)

5. charles, charles i, charles stuart

son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)

6. charles, prince charles

the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)

7. charles, jacques alexandre cesar charles, jacques charles

French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)

8. carolus, charlemagne, charles, charles i, charles the great

king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

9. charles, charles river

a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston

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Charles

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noun
1. 
Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles
2. 
Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930–2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music

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Charles

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noun
a masculine name: dim. Charley, Charlie, Chuck; var. Carl, Karl; equiv. L. Carolus, Ger. Carl, Karl, It. Carlo, Sp. Carlos, Du. Karel; fem. Charlene, Charlotte, Caroline
1. 
Prince1948- ; Prince of Wales: son of Elizabeth II
2. 
Charles I a.d. 823-877; king of France (843-877) &, as Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor (875-877)
called the Bald
3. 
Charles I(born Charles Stuart) 1600-49; king of England, Scotland, & Ireland (1625-49): beheaded
4. 
Charles I(born Charles Francis Joseph) 1887-1922; emperor of Austria &, as Charles IV, king of Hungary (1916-18): forced to abdicate
5. 
Charles I Charlemagne
6. 
Charles II1630-85; king of England, Scotland, & Ireland (1660-85)
7. 
Charles IV1294-1328; king of France (1322-28)
called the Fair
8. 
Charles IV1748-1819; king of Spain (1788-1808): forced to abdicate by Napoleon I
9. 
Charles V1337-80; king of France (1364-80)
called the Wise
10. 
Charles V1500-58; Holy Roman Emperor (1519-56) &, as Charles I, king of Spain (1516-56): abdicated
11. 
Charles VI1368-1422: king of France (1380-1422)
called the Well-Beloved
12. 
Charles VII1403-61; king of France (1422-61)
called the Victorious
13. 
Charles VIII(born Charles Albert) 1697-1745; Holy Roman Emperor (1742-45)
see Bernadotte
14. 
Ray(born Ray Charles Robinson) 1930-2004; U.S. rhythm-and-blues musician, singer, & composer
1. 
river in E Mass., flowing into Boston Bay: c. 60 mi (97 km)
2. 
Capecape in SE Va., at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, forming the tip of Delmarva Peninsula

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Charles

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The eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne. He was invested as Prince of Wales in 1969.
American musician and composer whose songs, such as "What'd I Say," (1959) are rooted in gospel music, blues, and jazz.

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