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  Charles III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), the Young Pretender, styled himself "Charles III, King of England and Scotland".
Carl III Johan of Norway and XIV of Sweden (1763–1844).
Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948), heir-apparent to the thrones of the Commonwealth Realms, may assume the name "Charles III" if, and when, he succeeds Elizabeth II, although he has also suggested that he may choose the regnal name "George VII".
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806.
William III of England (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and the Holy Roman Empires Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland...
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI of Austria (October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, came first to the throne with the name Charles III of...
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Emperor Charles V
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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Charles K. Kao - Charles Kuen Kao (高錕 born November 4, 1933) is a pioneer in the use of fiber optics in telecomm...
Charles IV - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain Charles IV of France, king of France Charles IV of Hungary, king of Hungary {{disamb...
Charles I - Charles I of England and Scotland Charles I of France Charles I of Spain, a.k.a.
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When Charles II of Spain made Philip V his heir, Louis XIV violated the contract.
In 1711, he was made Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt.
However, after Charles VII's reign, Maria Theresa's husband Francis I was elected, ensuring that the Empire would continue in the Habsburg line.
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 Kingdoms of Germany - The Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain, II of Holland, I of Austria.
The Principality of Liechtenstein is granted for the new ruling house of the former County of Vaduz.
Formal end of the Holy Roman Empire (First Reich) as it is dissolved by Emperor Napoleon I of France (the Prussian-led Second Reich forms in 1871).
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Charles VI Charles VI, 1685–1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711–40), king of Bohemia (1711–40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712–40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor
Although Charles, with the aid of British troops, invaded Spain and proclaimed himself king as Charles III in 1704, he was able to maintain himself only in Catalonia, with his capital at Barcelona.
Holy Roman Empire: Emperors - Charlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks...
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Charles VI (October 1 1685 - October 20 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg.
After a short time as Charles III Spain during the war his older brother Joseph I died suddenly.
In he was made Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt.
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 AH 330 (Hutchison): Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1349- Charles marries Anna of the Palatinate, at Bacharach (on the Rhine).
1355- Coronation with the Crown of the Lombards in Milan; coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in Rome.
Holy Cross Chapel, Karlstein: located in the top of the tallest tower at Karlstein, it served as the treasury for the Imperial crown, sceptre, orb and other coronation regalia, as well as for the Emperor's most precious holy relics, including a piece of the True Cross.
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 Ferdinand III, Holy Roman emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Ferdinand III, 1608–57, Holy Roman emperor (1637–57), king of Hungary (1626–57) and of Bohemia (1627–57), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II.
The emperor and his successors were left only the shadow of the imperial dignity, and their power was restricted to the hereditary Hapsburg dominions.
Gustav III of Sweden: the forgotten despot of the age of enlightenment: A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination......
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 Charles the Fat : Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles II of France and Charles III of the Holy Roman Empire, also known as Charles le Gros.
Crowned Emperor in 881, his succession to the Kingdom of Saxony the following year reunited the entire Kingdom of the East Franks (Germany).
Charles did nothing to prevent the move and, retiring to Neidingen, died two months later, on January 13, 888.
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 Charles IV (Holy Roman Emperor) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Charles IV (Holy Roman Emperor)
Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 and king of Bohemia from 1346.
Son of John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia, he was elected king of Germany in 1346 and ruled all Germany from 1347.
Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax
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 Frederick III, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In his relations with the Roman Catholic Church, Frederick was guided by his secretary, the brilliant Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (later Pope Pius II).
In 1473 at an interview at Trier with Charles the Bold of Burgundy, Frederick attempted to arrange the marriage of his son, later King Maximilian I, to Charles’s daughter Mary of Burgundy.
In 1486, Maximilian was elected king of the Romans, or German king, and after 1490, Frederick resigned most of his duties to his son.
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 Charles VI (Holy Roman Empire) - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Charles VI (Holy Roman Empire) (1685-1740), Holy Roman Emperor (1711-1740) and, as Charles III, King of Hungary (1712-1740), the son of Holy Roman...
At the same time, Pope Clement VI responded to the potential reduction of his own influence by sponsoring Charles of Moravia, the king of Bohemia, as...
Charles VII (Holy Roman Empire), also known as Charles Albert (1697-1745), Holy Roman Emperor (1742-1745), born in Brussels.
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 Charles
Charles is a very common personal name employed by nobility in many European countries and can refer to any of the following monarchs or nobles.
Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
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 Louis the German
The death (875) of Louis II renewed the war between Louis the German and Charles; Charles quickly conquered Italy and was crowned emperor of the West.
Charles III, emperor of the West, king of the East Franks, and king of the West Franks - Charles III or Charles the Fat,839–88, emperor of the West (881–87), king of the East...
Louis I, emperor of the West - Louis I or Louis the Pious,Fr.
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 Holy Roman Empire
The (second) medieval revival of the Western Roman Empire was referred to as The Holy Roman Empire which lasted from 962 AD to 1806.
Usually, the king of Germany became emperor -considered by Europeans the title of most prestige- as soon as he was crowned by the pope.
The on-going struggle between these families and the intervention of the papacy drastically weakened the empire, culminating in the "Age of the Princes" in Germany and the "Great Interregnum" in the Holy Roman Empire.
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 December 26: Holy Roman Emperor Charles
On Christmas Day, as King Charles of France knelt in prayer before the altar of the church of St. Peter's in Rome, Pope Leo III suddenly placed a golden crown on his head.
The Roman people shouted three times, "To Charles Augustus, crowned by God, the great and pacific emperor of the Romans, life and victory!" Charles was reverenced by the pope and called Emperor and Augustus, after the manner of the leaders of ancient Rome.
In Charles, King of the Franks, the pope had found a new Constantine to head a revived western empire.
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 Charles III - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
CHARLES III [Charles III] king of Hungary: see Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Charles III" at HighBeam.
Sorry, Charles, your ancestor WAS mad, meddlesome - and he lost us America; After the Prince of Wales's bid to rehabilitate King George III.
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 I1862: Charles III the (Holy Roman Emper) (0839 - 0888)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
[281] Charles III (Holy Roman Empire), called The Fat (839-88), Holy Roman emperor (881-87), king of the East Franks, or Germans (876-87), and, as Charles II, king of the West Franks, or French (884-87).
Charles was deposed from his thrones in 887 by his nephew, Arnulf, duke of Carinthia.
[424] Rupert, Prince (1619-82), third son of Frederick V, elector Palastine (1596-1632), and nephew of King Charles I of England, born in Prague.
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Thus he had to to take over the Emperor's throne.
Names in other languages: German: Karl VI Czech: Karel II Hungarian: III.
Károly Slovak: Karol III Latin: Carol VI Preceded by:
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor
On his deathbed, however, Charles II left his throne to Philip of Anjou (
When Charles's brother Joseph I died (1711), Charles succeeded him as Holy Roman emperor.
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