Charles ii

This mid 17th century British Royal History artwork by John Michael Wright features King Charles II dressed in garter robes at the time when he was the ruling monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. He had succeeded to the throne, owing to being the eldest surviving child of Charles I, his father and the monarch, and Henrietta Maria of France.

Charles II - Sir Peter Lely - circa 1670

Charles II on the throne after the monarchy was restored

Born in 1661, King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country. Born into a family whose inbreeding was of epic proportions, he suffered severe deformities that led to him being known as El Hechizado, the bewitched. Charles II became King of Spain at the age…

Submitted: Charles II of England (1650s, painted by Sir Peter Lely) Look, he just has really nice hair, okay?

As a young man, Charles II had been exiled on the Continent following the defeat and subsequent execution of his father, https://www.rct.uk/collection/people/charles-i-king-of-great-britain-160... target=_blank>Charles I. Although he landed in Scotland in 1650 and was crowned at Scone in 1651, he did not return to England until 1660, which saw the Restoration of the monarchy in Britain.Charles II’s boyhood was spent in England, surrounded by the treasures of his parents superlative art…

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Allegory of the Treaties of Nijmegen. Charles II of Spain and his cousin Louis XIV of France sealing their alliance under the blessing of the Holy Spirit. Atelier of Gaspard de Crayer, 1678.

Certainly a sympathetic character early in his life, this week’s monarch of Royal Branding, England’s Charles II, does much through his actions to wreck the glowing personal brand with which he asc…