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11 de oct. de 2021 · Reigned: Following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II ruled as King of England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in 1685. He was also King of Scotland from 1649 to 1651. Coronation: Crowned King of Scotland on 1 January 1651 at Scone; then King of England, Scotland and Ireland on 23 April 1661 at Westminster Abbey.
Carlos II. Hacia 1675. Óleo sobre lienzo, 201 x 141 cm. Sala 016A. Compuesto sobre el mismo esquema del retrato de 1671, del Museo de Oviedo, que mantuvo a lo largo de toda su producción, este ejemplar, que muestra una probable colaboración del taller, es significativo del sutil cambio de encuadre, que hace más crecido al personaje, al ...
Charles II (r. 1660–85) married Catherine of Braganza in May 1662. Part of her large dowry was the Portuguese territory of ‘Bom Bahia’ (Bombay) on the western coast of India, modern Mumbai. The king agreed to transfer control of Bombay to the East India Company and it soon became their base. Nicholas Dixon (1660-1708)
Charles II’s boyhood was spent in England, surrounded by the treasures of his parents' superlative art collection; from 1645 he spent the formative part of his youth at the French court (his young cousin was Louis XIV) and then at The Hague, and must have seen a wealth of art at the palaces and in the collections there.
Charles II. View full image. Charles II was King of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was King of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland when monarchy was restored in 1660 until he died in 1685. (Catalogue ref: T 40/1C) Return to Significant People.
Charles II famously fathered numerous illegitimate children, of whom he acknowledged 14, but no legitimate children who lived. Charles was also a patron of the arts, and he and his court were largely responsible for the revival of public drama and music known as the Restoration literature, after their virtual prohibition under the earlier Protectorate.
One of the most popular English kings, Charles is known as the Merry Monarch, a reference to the liveliness and hedonism of his court. He acknowledged at least 12 illegitimate children by various mistresses, but left no legitimate children and was succeeded by his brother, James. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland ...
