Charles IX
1550–74, king of France 1560–74.
1550–1611, king of Sweden 1604–11 (son of Gustavus I).
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Charles IX., who afterwards became rather too fond of these invasions of burgher homes, supped with a good appetite.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacDuring this evening Charles IX., weary with the day's hunting, looked to be forty years old.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacThat faithful servant was filled with a distrust not shared by Charles IX., a man to whom life was now a burden.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac"The word of a king," replied Charles IX., whose curiosity was keenly excited by the question.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacHis Charles IX was kept back for nearly two years by the censor.
British Dictionary definitions for Charles IX
1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
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