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CHARLES I
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• CHARLES I (noun)
The noun CHARLES I has 3 senses:
1. as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
2. son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
3. king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
Familiarity information: CHARLES I used as a noun is uncommon.
Sense 1
Meaning:
As Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles; Charles I; Charles II; Charles the Bald
Instance hypernyms:
Holy Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire)
King of France (the sovereign ruler of France)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles; Charles I; Charles Stuart
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Sense 3
Meaning:
King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Carolus; Charlemagne; Charles; Charles I; Charles the Great
Instance hypernyms:
Carlovingian; Carolingian (a member of the Carolingian dynasty)
Holy Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire)
Context examples
It was here that Charles I. had collected his forces.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The lesson had comprised part of the reign of Charles I., and there were sundry questions about tonnage and poundage and ship- money, which most of them appeared unable to answer; still, every little difficulty was solved instantly when it reached Burns: her memory seemed to have retained the substance of the whole lesson, and she was ready with answers on every point.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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