Charles Definition & Meaning
charles
- noun
- King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
- King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
- as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
- King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)
- son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
- the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
- French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
- king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
- a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
"Charles" in song lyrics
See how charles is used in real songs:
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"You could go ask Charles"
Akinyele f/ Alisha Hill — Messing With My Cru -
"Thank God for Ray Charles"
Malcolm and Martin — Thank God -
"I play cards with Ray Charles"
Nature — Smoke
Words that rhyme with charles
Usage tips for "charles"
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