Charles

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Charles is a very common male first name. Historically, it has been employed by nobility in many European countries and can refer to any of the following monarchs or nobles. Note that this page will not include people having Charles as a first or last name, such as Charles Darwin, Ray Charles, etc..

The name is Germanic and meant "free man" (it is related to the English word churl). In Swedish it retains its meaning "man".

There are a number of feminine forms of the name, such as Caroline, Charlene, Charlotte, and Carla.

Nickname: Charlie, Chuck.

First names that can be interpreted as Charles in English

• Charles English, French
• Carl Norwegian
• Carlo Italian
• Carlos Portuguese, Spanish
• Carol Romanian
• Carolus Latin
• Karl German, Swedish, Norwegian
• Karel Czech, Dutch
• Karol Polish
• Károly Hungarian
• Kaarle Finnish
• Siarl Welsh

List of nobility having Charles as first name

• Austria
  • Archduke Charles
  • Charles I of Austria

• Bohemia
  • Karel I, King of Bohemia

• Burgundy
  • Charles the Bold

• France
  • Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
  • Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
  • Charles III of France (Charles the Simple)
  • Charles IV of France (Charles the Fair)
  • Charles V of France (Charles the Wise)
  • Charles VI of France (Charles the Foolish)
  • Charles VII of France
  • Charles VIII of France (Charles the Affable)
  • Charles IX of France
  • Charles X of France
  • Charles Joseph Bonaparte
  • Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte
  • Charles-René, Count de Bombelles
  • Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
  • Charles of Anjou
  • Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu

• Franks
  • Charles Martel
  • Charlemagne
  • Charles the Bald
  • Charles the Fat
  • Charles the Simple

• Germany
  • List of Holy Roman Emperors
    • Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
    • Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
    • Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

• Great Britain and the United Kingdom
  • Charles I of England and Scotland
  • Charles II of England and Scotland
  • Charles, Prince of Wales
  • Charles Cornwallis
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie

• Hungary
  • Charles I of Hungary
  • Charles II of Hungary
  • Charles III of Hungary
  • Charles IV of Hungary

• Iberian peninsula
  • Spain
    • Charles I of Spain
    • Charles II of Spain
    • Charles III of Spain
    • Charles IV of Spain
    • John Charles I
  • Navarre
    • Charles I of Navarre
    • Charles II of Navarre
    • Charles III of Navarre

• Italy
  • House of Savoy
    • Carlo I
    • Carlo II
    • Carlo III
    • Charles Emmanual (Carlo Emanuele) 1770-1880, father of Carlo Alberto
    • Carlo Alberto
    • Carlo Emanuele I
    • Carlo Emanuele II
    • Carlo Emanuele III
    • Carlo Emanuele IV
    • Carlo Felice
  • Sicily
    • Charles I of Sicily
  • Naples
    • Charles I of Naples
    • Charles II of Naples
    • Charles III of Naples
    • Charles IV of Naples
    • Charles V of Naples
    • Charles VI of Naples
    • Charles VII of Naples

• Monaco
  • Charles I of Monaco
  • Charles II of Monaco
  • Charles III of Monaco

• Romania
  • Carol I
  • Carol II

• Sweden
  • Karl Sverkersson
  • Karl VIII
  • Karl IX
  • Karl X
  • Karl XI
  • Karl XII
  • Karl XIII
  • Karl XIV
  • Karl XV
  • Karl XVI

Other people named Charles

• Charles, Count Léon
• Charles, duc d'Orléans
• Charles, Duke of Brittany
• Charles, Duke of Burgundy
• Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
• Charles II, Duke of Bourbon
• Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
• Charles I, Duke of Lorraine
• Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
• Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
• Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
• Charles of Lorraine
• Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne

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