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A 19th-century painting showing Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) and Prince Rupert before the Battle of Naseby with Parliamentary forces during the English Civil Wars. The battle took place on 14 June 1645 and was lost by the Royalists.

Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He is best known...

A c. 1683 painting by John Riley of Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685 CE) wearing armour and with the new British Crown Jewels. (The Weiss Gallery)

Part of Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim depicting Charles IV. Tempera on limewood, before 1371. National Museum, Prague.

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British military officer best known for leading British forces during the American Revolutionary War and for surrendering at the Siege of Yorktown. Portrait by John Singleton Copley...

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) - French general and governor of Ile-de-France (Mauritius). Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Engraved portrait of Kings of East Francia Charles the Fat (r. 876-887 CE), Holy Roman Emperor (r. 881-887 CE), and Louis III the Younger (r. 876-882 CE), by unknown creator, c. 1634-1643 CE. The British Museum, London.

A late-19th century cigarette card showing the English pirate Captain Charles Vane (d. 1721) and the notorious episode when he fired at the ship of the Governor of the Bahamas. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer: George S. Harris &...

Portrait of Talleyrand, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1808. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Portrait of Louis-Charles, dauphin of France (1785-1795) who was recognized by royalists as King Louis XVII of France, during his imprisonment in the Tower of the Temple. In July 1793, he was separated from his family to be "reeducated" in...