[chahrlz; for 2 also Fr. sharl] 
| 1. | (Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales ) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II). |
| 2. | Jacques A⋅le⋅xan⋅dre Cé⋅sar [ah-lek-sahn-druh sey-zahr] , 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor. |
| 3. | Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist. |
| 4. | Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. |
| 5. | a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 mi. (75 km) long. |
| 6. | a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.” |
[chahrlz; Fr. sharl] | 1. | Charlemagne. |
| 2. | (“the Bald”) a.d. 823–877, king of France 840–877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875–877. |
| 3. | 1500–58, king of Spain 1516–56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519–56. |
| 4. | 1600–49, king of Great Britain 1625–49 (son of James I). |
| 5. | 1887–1922, emperor of Austria 1916–18; as Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–18. |
| 1. | Charles I (def. 2). |
| 2. | (“Charles the Fat”) a.d. 809–888, king of France 884–887; as Charles III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 881–887. |
| 3. | 1630–85, king of Great Britain 1660–85 (son of Charles I of England). |
| 4. | 1661–1700, king of Spain 1665–1700. |
| 1. | Charles II (def. 2). |
| 2. | (“Charles the Simple”) a.d. 879–929, king of France 898–923. |
| 3. | Charles VI (def. 2). |
| 4. | 1716–1788, king of Spain 1759–88; as Charles IV, king of Naples 1734–59. |
| 1. | (“Charles the Fair”) 1294–1328, king of France 1322–28. |
| 2. | (Charles of Luxembourg) 1316–78, king of Germany 1347–78 and Bohemia 1346–78; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1355–78. |
| 3. | Charles I (def. 5). |
| 4. | Charles III (def. 4). |
| 1. | (“Charles the Mad” or “Charles the Well-beloved”) 1368–1422, king of France 1380–1422. |
| 2. | 1685–1740, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1711–40; as Charles III, king of Hungary 1711–40. |
| 1. | (“Charles the Victorious”) 1403–61, king of France 1422–61 (son of Charles VI). |
| 2. | (Charles Albert) 1697–1745, elector of Bavaria 1726–45; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1742–45. |
| 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI). |
| 1. | 1550–74, king of France 1560–74. |
| 2. | 1550–1611, king of Sweden 1604–11 (son of Gustavus I). |
| 1. | (Charles Gustavus) 1622–60, king of Sweden 1654–60. |
| 2. | 1757–1836, king of France 1824–30. |
| 1655–97, king of Sweden 1660–97 (son of Charles X). |
| 1682–1718, king of Sweden 1697–1718. |
| Charles (chärlz) The eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne. He was invested as Prince of Wales in 1969. |
| Charles, Jacques Alexandre César 1746-1823. French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law (1787) and was the first to use hydrogen in balloons (1783). |
| Charles, Ray 1930-2004. American musician and composer whose songs, such as "Don't Change on Me," were rooted in gospel music, blues, and jazz. |
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French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law in 1787. In 1783 he became the first person to use hydrogen in balloons for flight. |
Charles
English jurist who, as chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas (1761-66), refused to enforce general warrants (naming no particular person to be arrested). As lord chancellor of Great Britain (1766-70), he opposed the government's North American colonial policy of taxation without parliamentary representation
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