Charles I

[ chahrlz; French sharl ]

noun

1. Charlemagne.
2. the Bald, a.d. 823–877, king of France 840–877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875–877.
3. 1500–58, king of Spain 1516–56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519–56.
4. 1600–49, king of Great Britain 1625–49 (son of James I).
5. 1887–1922, emperor of Austria 1916–18; as Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–18.

Charles I

noun

1. See Charlemagne
   title as Holy Roman Emperor of Charlemagne See Charlemagne
2. See Charles II
   title as king of France of Charles II (Holy Roman Emperor) See Charles II
3. See Charles V
   title as king of Spain of Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) See Charles V
4. Charles I16001649MBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler title of Charles Stuart 1600–49, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49); son of James I. He ruled for 11 years (1629–40) without parliament, advised by his minister Strafford, until rebellion broke out in Scotland. Conflict with the Long Parliament led to the Civil War and after his defeat at Naseby (1645) he sought refuge with the Scots (1646). He was handed over to the English army under Cromwell (1647) and executed
5. Charles I18871922MAustrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1887–1922, emperor of Austria, and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary (1916–18). The last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, he was forced to abdicate at the end of World War I

Example Sentences

The reader wishes to infallibly remember that the date of the beheading of Charles I. was 1649.

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Carmarthen, and supposed to be a natural daughter of Charles I., to whom she bore a striking resemblance.

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His determination has been pronounced equally criminal with the acts which brought Charles I. to the scaffold.

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Charles I. also consulted him as to whether he should sanction the death of the Earl.

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Marston Moor, where the adherents of Charles I. were defeated.

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