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Charles II of England

1630 - 1685

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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth with a republican government eventually led by Oliver Cromwell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles II of England is the 48th most popular politician (up from 868th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 196th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Politician.

Charles II is most famous for being the last English monarch to be executed, as he was beheaded in 1649.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles II of England ranks 48 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Goebbels, Narendra Modi, Hillary Clinton, Winston Churchill, Mao Zedong, and Otto von Bismarck. After him are Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Benito Mussolini, John, King of England, Cicero, and Richard III of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Charles II of England ranks 1. After him are Sophia of Hanover, Stenka Razin, Eleonora Gonzaga, Hennig Brand, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Olaus Rudbeck, Madame de Brinvilliers, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Josefa de Óbidos, and Pjetër Bogdani. Among people deceased in 1685, Charles II of England ranks 1. After him are James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Emperor Go-Sai, Adriaen van Ostade, John Pell, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Thomas Otway, and Francisco Herrera the Younger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles II of England ranks 21 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward VII (1841), Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Lady Jane Grey (1537), and Winston Churchill (1874). After him are James Watt (1736), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), Stephen Hawking (1942), John, King of England (1166), Richard III of England (1452), and John Locke (1632).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Charles II of England ranks 10. Before him are George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), and Winston Churchill (1874). After him are Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), John, King of England (1166), Richard III of England (1452), James II of England (1633), Henry VI of England (1421), and William IV of the United Kingdom (1765).

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