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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 897 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. See also:Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " See also:man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," See also:fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " See also:churl ")  , a masculine proper name . It has been See also:borne by many See also:European princes, notices of the more important of whom are given below in the following See also:order: (i) See also:Roman emperors, (2) See also:kings of See also:England, (3) other kings in the alphabetical order of their states, (4) other reigning princes in the same order, (5) non-reigning princes . Those princes who are known by a name in addition to See also:Charles (Charles See also:Albert, &c.) will be found after the private individuals bearing Charles as a surname .

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