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  Charles V, Emperor (Catholic Encyclopedia) - BibleWiki
Charles was the son of Philip, Duke of Burgundy, by Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and Burgundy was the first heritage to which he at his led, on his fathers death in 1506.
Charles, eager to push the war against the Turks, as well as to restore the unity of Christendom, was ready to partly forego his strict rights both in the Milanese and Burgundy, and to consider the question of the balance of power between his house and that of Valois.
Charles had now to consider whether he would allow liberty of action to the Protestant princes of Germany, to whom, under pressure of war, he had made concessions, especially at the Diet of Spires in 1544.
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 Bourbon (family) - MSN Encarta
A brother of Louis XIV, Philippe I (1640-1701), duc d’Orléans, was the founder of the collateral branch of Bourbons known as the house of Orléans.
After the overthrow of Charles X in the July Revolution of 1830, Louis Philippe, duc d’Orléans, was proclaimed king of the French by the Orleanists, a party that supported the claim of the house of Orléans to the throne of France.
Charles III had two sons, the elder of whom became King Charles IV of Spain; the younger son founded the Neapolitan house of Bourbon.
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 Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily.
Spain prospered under the rule of Charles, who is regarded as the greatest Bourbon king of Spain and one of the “enlightened despots.” His reign is noted for economic and administrative reforms and for the expulsion of the Jesuits (1767).
Charles was ably assisted by Aranda, Floridablanca, Campomanes, and Jovellanos.
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 Wikipedia: Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles III (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was king of Spain 1759–1788 (as Carlos III de Borbon), King of the Two Sicilies 1735–1759 (as Carlo VII), and Duke of Parma 1732–1735 (as Carlo I).
Charles was a thorough despot of the benevolent order, and had been deeply offended by the real or suspected share of the Jesuits in the riot of 1766.
Charles III married Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760), daughter of Augustus III of Poland in 1738.
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 Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne - LoveToKnow 1911
Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne - LoveToKnow 1911
CHARLES OF LORRAINE MAYENNE, Duke Of (1554-1611), second son of Francis of Lorraine, second duke of Guise, was born on the 26th of March 1554.
He went with Henry of Valois, duke of Anjou (afterwards Henry III.), on his election as king of Poland, but soon returned to France to become the energetic supporter and lieutenant of his brother, the 3rd duke of Guise.
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 Charles (Charles Louis De Bourbon) - LoveToKnow 1911
CHARLES [CHARLES LOUIS DE BOURBON] (1799-1883), duke of Parma, succeeded his mother, Maria Louisa, duchess of Lucca, as duke of Lucca in 1824.
Charles gradually abandoned all his Liberal ideas, and in 1847 declared himself hostile to the reforms introduced by Pius IX.
On the 17th of October Maria Louisa of Austria, duchess of Parma, died, and Charles Louis succeeded to her throne by the terms of the Florence treaty, assuming the style of Charles II.
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 Charles III (of Spain) - MSN Encarta
Charles III (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was King of Spain 1759 – 88 (as Carlos III de Borbón), King of Naples and Sicily 1735 – 59 (as Carlo VII and Carlo V...
Charles I of Spain (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558), known more generally as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and of the Spanish...
Charles III (of Spain) (1716-1788), king of Spain (1759-1788) and, as Charles IV, king of the Two Sicilies (1734-1759).
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 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1433-1477)
CHARLES THE BOLD, Duke of Burgundy, son of Philip the Good of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal, was born at Dijon on the 10th of November 1433.
Charles the Bold has often been regarded as the last representative of the feudal spirit — a man who possessed no other quality than a blind bravery — and accordingly has often been contrasted with his rival Louis XI as representing modern politics.
1446), daughter of Charles VII of France; to Isabella (d.1465), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon; and to Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV of England, whom he married in 1468, and by whom he had one daughter, Mary, afterwards the wife of the emperor Maximilian I.
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 Spanish Succession, War of the - MSN Encarta
William III was, indeed, dismayed that Louis had opted for the will of Charles II over the Partition Treaty they had negotiated together in 1699.
However, William III’s subjects in both England and the United Provinces were fearful of jeopardizing the peace and prosperity they had enjoyed since the end of the Nine Years’ War.
The deep aversion felt by the mass of the population towards both the invading Portuguese and the predatory Protestant powers ensured that although Archduke Charles was able to maintain a foothold in separatist Catalonia, he was never able to establish control of the country as a whole.
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 Charles III, Duke of Bourbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier, Eighth Duke of Bourbon (February 17, 1490 – May 6, 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne.
Charles was further angered by the appointment of Charles IV of Alençon, the King's brother-in-law, as commander of the vanguard during the campaigns in the Netherlands, an office which should have been his.
By Suzanne, Charles was the father of a pair of twins and Francis of Bourbon, Count of Clermont.
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 Charles V
Charles V, King of France, called Charles the Wise, was born at the château of Vincennes on the 21st of January 1337, the son of Jean II and Bonne of Luxemburg.
Charles appeared to consent, but the agreement was annulled by letters from King Jean, announcing at the same time the conclusion of a two years' truce, and the reformers failed to secure their ends.
Charles of Navarre was now at open war with the regent; King Edward III landed at Calais in October; and a great part of the country was exposed to double depredations from the English and the Navarrese troops.
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 AllRefer.com - Charles III, king of Spain, and of Naples and Sicily (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - ...
Charles III 1716–88, king of Spain (1759–88) and of Naples and Sicily (1735–59), son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese.
Charles at first was neutral in the Seven Years War, but after concluding the Family Compact of 1761 with France, he involved Spain in the war in time to share France's defeat.
Spain prospered under the rule of Charles, who is regarded as the greatest Bourbon king of Spain and one of the "enlightened despots." His reign is noted for economic and administrative reforms and for the expulsion of the Jesuits (1767).
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 CHARLES V
Charles was the son of Philip I, king of Castile, and Joanna the Mad (1479–1555); maternal grandson of Ferdinand V of Castile and Isabella I; paternal grandson of the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I; and great-grandson of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
The war between Charles and Francis, in which Charles was allied with Henry VIII of England and the powerful Charles, duke of Bourbon (1490–1527), proved disastrous to France.
Charles had been anxious to end the war with the French so that he could put down the religious revolt in Germany and prevent the Ottoman Turks from overrunning Europe.
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 Kingdoms of France - Franks
Charles III (his numbering is not strictly counted within the list of French monarchs) is deposed by the Germans and the Frankish Empire is officially divided between East and West.
The Carolingian son of Louis V, Charles of Lower Lorraine, is ignored in favour of passing the crown permanently to the House of Paris.
The closest inheritor descending from Hugh Capet, Henry of Navarre is the new king of France on the death of Henry III of Valois.
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 Bourbonnais (Traditional province, France)
Charles fought bravely in the battles of Agnadel (1509) and Marignan (1515) and was appointed constable by king François I. When queen mother Louise de Savoie demanded Bourbonnais as her legacy, the constable was contacted by emperor Charles V and signed a secrete treaty with him.
The younger branch, from the younger son, Philippe, duke of Orléans, reached the throne of France with Louis-Philippe in 1830, and was the root of the branches of Orléans, Orléans-Bragance (the Brazilian imperial House), and Montpensier (whose members areiInfantes of Spain).
Charles de Bourbon (1523-1590), cardinal and archbishop of Rouen, was proclaimed king of France as Charles X by the Holy League (Sainte Ligue) in 1589.
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 Louis XIV - the Sun King: Bourbons
In 1589, when Henri III died, the closest relative in main line was Henri de Bourbon, king of Navarre, of the Vendôme branch of Bourbon, who became Henri IV and placed the house of Bourbon on the throne.
Charles had two sons, the duke of Angouleme (1775-1844), who reigned 20 minutes as Louis XIX in 1830, and the duke of Berry (1778-1820), whose only son was Henri, duke of Bordeaux (1820-83).
One of his sons, Charles III, known for a while as Don Carlos, had two sons: the elder, Charles IV, became king of Spain, the younger Ferdinand started the line of Bourbon-Naples, which still exists (another line issued from a son of Felipe V is the line of Bourbon-Parma).
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 Comune di Parma - Giardino Ducale
The Bourbons of Parma got the Duchy with Charles I (1731-34), the son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese, and his brother Philip (1720-1765): they were followed by Ferdinando I (1751-1802) and Lodovico (1773-1803).
Charles I, king of Spain and Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Madrid 1716-1788).
Charles, the son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese, ruled the Duchy from 1732 until 1734, when he became king of Naples with the title of Charles VII.
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 Bourbonnais (Traditional province, France)
Charles fought bravely in the battles of Agnadel (1509) and Marignan (1515) and was appointed constable by king François I. When queen mother Louise de Savoie demanded Bourbonnais as her legacy, the constable was contacted by emperor Charles V and signed a secrete treaty with him.
The younger branch, from the younger son, Philippe, duke of Orléans, reached the throne of France with Louis-Philippe in 1830, and was the root of the branches of Orléans, Orléans-Bragance (the Brazilian imperial House), and Montpensier (whose members areiInfantes of Spain).
Charles de Bourbon (1523-1590), cardinal and archbishop of Rouen, was proclaimed king of France as Charles X by the Holy League (Sainte Ligue) in 1589.
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 The Charles Schwab Corporation Business Information, Profile, and History
Charles I, Duke of Burgundy, the son of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
Charles I of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630
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 The Bourbons
Anjou continued to be the traditional title for younger sons of France: it was bestowed later in 1710 to the third son of the duc de Bourgogne (later Louis XV), and in 1730 to the second son of Louis XV (died in 1733).
That title was the first one born by Robert, younger son of Louis IX and founder of the Bourbon branch, and was the usual title of the eldest son of the duc de Bourbon in the 14th and 15th c.
The latter seat is held by the count of Paris, the duke of Anjou was elected to the former in 1983, as next of kin of Louis XVI, upon which the count of Paris resigned in protest against the admission of the "so-called duke of Anjou".
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 Charles Duc de Bourbon Research | Find Charles Duc de Bourbon Articles | Encyclopedia.com: FREE Online Dictionary, ...
Charles Bourbon, duc de, 1490-1527, constable of France and governor of Milan.
Bourbons and Bonapartists vie for power in the carnivalesque world of French politics after the fall of Napoleon.
Rituals of majesty: France, Siam, and court spectacle in royal image-building at Versailles in 1685 and 1686.
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 boys clothing: Spanish royalty -- Carles IV
Charles IV was the son of King Charles III and Queen Mary Amalia of Saxony.
King Charles IV was the son of King Charles III (1716-) and Maria Louisa (Wettin) of Parma (1724-).
Charles III was yhe son of King Philip V (Bourbon) of Spain (1683-).
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 Charles Bourbon, duc de - FREE Charles Bourbon, duc de Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
He distinguished himself at the battle of Marignano (1515) in the Italian Wars between King Francis I and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Enmity, encouraged by the queen mother, Louise of Savoy, arose between King Francis I and the duke, who went over to the emperor, after long negotiations, in 1523.
France, married (1272) Beatrice, heiress of Bourbon, and is considered the founder of the line.
IX of France, married the heiress to the lordship of Bourbon.
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 Showcases :: Coronation Book of Charles V
Charles acted as regent when his father, King John II, was captured at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and taken to London as a hostage for four years.
The manuscript held today in the British Library’s collections was commissioned by Charles V in 1365 to commemorate and certify the rituals he underwent at his coronation and anointing one year earlier, on 19 May 1364.
Individuals are identified by well-known features (Charles’ long nose and reddish hair), clothing (ecclesiastical garb of the Archbishop of Rheims), and heraldry (the fleur-de-lis robe with red border of Louis of Anjou, Charles’ younger brother and heir).
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 Charles V
Charles was the son of Philip I, king of Castile, and Joanna the Mad; maternal grandson of Ferdinand V of Castile and Isabella I; paternal grandson of the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I; and great-grandson of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
The war between Charles and Francis, in which Charles was allied with Henry VIII of England and the powerful Charles, duke of Bourbon, proved disastrous to France.
Charles retired that year to the monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste in Extremadura, Spain, where he died on September 21, 1558.
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 Mary III and II
She was the eldest daughter of Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Duke of Aosta (later King Victor Emanuel I of Sardinia) and of his wife, the Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Modena).
On June 20, 1812, in the cathedral of Cagliari Mary Beatrice married her uncle, Archduke Francis of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Duke of Breisgau, and of his wife, Princess Maria Beatrice Este; a special dispensation for the marriage was received from the Holy See.
Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819-1876), married Princess Adelgunda of Bavaria.
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 ::Catherine De Medici::
While her husband was king she stayed in the background as there was no reason for her to grasp the limelight as her husband epitomised the strong king and the nobility appeared to be tamed under his strong leadership of the country.
Catherine was furious at her loss of influence over her own son and it was made worse when Charles, persuaded by Coligny, sent an army to aid the anti-Spanish Louis of Nassau in the Spanish Netherlands.
On the death of Charles IX, the Duke of Anjou returned from Poland and became Henry III in February 1575.
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