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Charles II of England

1630 - 1685

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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) 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. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles II of England has received more than 22,220,621 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Charles II of England is the 868th most popular politician (down from 795th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 205th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Politician.

Charles II is most famous for being the last English monarch to be executed, as he was beheaded in 1649.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 82

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles II of England ranks 868 out of 19,576. Before him are Julius Nepos, Kliment Voroshilov, Lev Kamenev, Frederick V of Denmark, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Philip III of Macedon. After him are Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Casimir III the Great, Paul of Greece, and Boris III of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1630, Charles II of England ranks 1. After him are Stenka Razin, Sophia of Hanover, Eleonora Gonzaga, Madame de Brinvilliers, Hennig Brand, Olaus Rudbeck, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Ludolf Bakhuizen, Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, Josefa de Óbidos, and Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1685, Charles II of England ranks 1. After him are Emperor Go-Sai, Adriaen van Ostade, Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Michel Le Tellier, and Thomas Otway.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles II of England ranks 196 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Statham (1967), Arthur Henderson (1863), Ken Loach (1936), Pete Townshend (1945), Arnold J. Toynbee (1889), and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759). After him are William Golding (1911), James Chadwick (1891), John Wycliffe (1324), Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), and Henry I of England (1068).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Charles II of England ranks 41. Before him are Anthony Eden (1897), Boudica (33), Henry III of England (1207), Robert the Bruce (1274), Tony Blair (1953), and Arthur Henderson (1863). After him are Henry I of England (1068), Edward the Elder (871), Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Benjamin Disraeli (1804).

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