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  1. 15 hours ago · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] 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.

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  3. 15 hours ago · Recognizing this as a potential shortcut to China, he presented his findings to King Francis I of France and King Henry VIII of England, neither of whom pursued the matter. In 1578, Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Humphrey Gilbert to explore and colonize territories "unclaimed by Christian kingdoms".

  4. 15 hours ago · Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the ...

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    15 hours ago · Catholicism. Signature. Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé ), [1] was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ...

  6. 15 hours ago · Coat of arms of the British monarch as sovereign of the Order of the Bath. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath [2] is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. [3] Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government.

    • Service to the Crown
    • currently constituted
    • 18 May 1725; 298 years ago
    • Tria juncta in uno ('Three joined in one') (Civil Division), Ich dien (Military Division)
  7. 15 hours ago · King – Philippe: Prime Minister – Alexander De Croo Belize: King – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Froyla Tzalam: Prime Minister – Johnny Briceño Benin: President – Patrice Talon Bhutan: King – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck: Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay Bolivia: President – Luis Arce Bosnia and Herzegovina

  8. 15 hours ago · Cecily Neville. Signature. Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England .

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