Charles III

noun

1. Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, born 1948, king of the United Kingdom since 2022 (son of Elizabeth II).
2. Charles II ( def 2 ).
3. Charles the Simple, a.d. 879–929, king of France 898–923.
4. Charles VI ( def 2 ).
5. 1716–1788, king of Spain 1759–88; as Charles IV, king of Naples 1734–59.

Charles III

noun

1. Charles III839888MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Charles the Fat . 839–888 ad , Holy Roman Emperor (881–887) and, as Charles II, king of France (884–887). He briefly reunited the empire of Charlemagne
2. Charles III17161788MSpanishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88), who curbed the power of the Church and tried to modernize his country

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Charles III was a man of very simple tastes, an enemy of the theatre and of music, but passionately devoted to hunting.

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Charles III favored the project, and it was at once undertaken.

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