Charles X

noun

1. Charles Gustavus, 1622–60, king of Sweden 1654–60.
2. 1757–1836, king of France 1824–30.

Charles X

noun

1. Charles X16221660MSwedishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler title of Charles Gustavus . 1622–60, king of Sweden, who warred with Poland and Denmark in an attempt to create a unified Baltic state
2. Charles X17571836MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1757–1836, king of France (1824–30): his attempt to restore absolutism led to his enforced exile

Example Sentences

It was this approach that Champollion brought to the Louvre when King Charles X appointed him to oversee the newly acquired Egyptian collections.

From Washington Post

They were sent by Charles X, the newly installed king of France, to enforce an ordinance: In exchange for 150 million francs and an enormous reduction in custom taxes on French goods, France would recognize its former colony’s independence.

From Seattle Times

They were sent by Charles X, the newly installed king of France, to enforce an ordinance: In exchange for 150 million francs, and an enormous reduction in custom taxes on French goods, France would recognize its former colony’s independence.

From New York Times

No matter how permanent his tableaus seemed, he could, overnight, change everything, moving a lion paw table in the lavish Troubadour style of Charles X or a giltwood velvet-covered sofa to showcase a seven-foot-tall palm tree made of brass and steel.

From New York Times

Charles X. White of Houston, a school safety consultant by day and a community worker by night, sometimes uses churches to hold his long-running series of community breakfasts focused on civic engagement.

From Scientific American