Charles In The Royal Household Is A Popular Name
Few are aware that the name of Charles came into our Royal family through Charles IX, the Valois King of France. His sister-in-law, Mary Queen of Scots, called her son James Charles. In his turn James Sixth of Scotland and First of England, called his eldest son Henry, out of compliment to Queen Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry VIII. His second son he named Charles. While Charlotte was a popular name with the Hanoverian dynasty they sedulously avoided naming any of their male offsprings Charles. Among the Royal houses of Europe it has always been a popular name. There were 10 kings of France who bore it and seven Holy Roman Emperors.
They began with Charlemange and ended with Charles VII, the 18th century Emperor. The last Hapsburg Emperor, who lost his throne after World War I, was also a Charles.
Then there were 15 Kings of Sweden and four Kings of Spain called Charles. The son and heir of Don Juan, the pretender to the Spanish throne, also bears the name. One Royal Charles, King Carol of Rumania, was a grandson of Queen Victoria.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 43, 19 January 1949, Page 6
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194Charles In The Royal Household Is A Popular Name Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 43, 19 January 1949, Page 6
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