Charles

I

[[t]tʃɑrlz[/t]]

n.

1) big (Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II)

2) big Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), born 1930, U.S. blues singer and pianist

3) geg Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay

4) geg a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 mi. (75 km) long

II

Charles

[[t]tʃɑrlz[/t]] n.

1) big Charles I

a) anh big

Charlemagne

b) anh big (“the Bald”) a.d. 823–877, king of France 840–877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875–877

c) big 1500–58, king of Spain 1516–56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519–56

d) big 1600–49, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1625–49 (son of James I)

e) big 1887–1922, emperor of Austria 1916–18; as Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–18

2) big Charles II

a) big

Charles II, 1), b)

b) big 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660–85 (son of Charles I)

3) big Charles IV

a) big (“Charles the Fair”) 1294–1328, king of France 1322–28

b) big (Charles of Luxembourg) 1316–78, king of Germany 1347–78 and Bohemia 1346–78; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1355–78

c) big

Charles II, 1), e)

4) big Charles V

a) big (“Charles the Wise”) 1337–81, king of France 1364–80

b) big

Charles II, 1), c)

5) big Charles VI (“Charles the Mad” or “Charles the Well-beloved”), 1368–1422, king of France 1380–1422

6) big Charles VII (“Charles the Victorious”), 1403–61, king of France 1422–61 (son of Charles VI)

7) big Charles IX, 1550–74, king of France 1560–74

8) big Charles X, 1757–1836, king of France 1824–30

9) big Charles XIV

Bernadotte Jean Baptiste Jules.