Historical Figure
Charles II
b. 1651
Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590
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Birth
1651 March 31, 1651 →Biography
Charles II Francis of Austria was an Archduke of Austria and a ruler of Inner Austria from 1564. He was a member of the House of Habsburg.
Timeline
The claimant King Charles II of England and Scotland is declared King in his absence. Scotland is the first of the three kingdoms to recognize his claim to the throne.
February 5 →English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
March 4 →King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
May 2 →In Dover, England, Charles II of Great Britain and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover.
May 26 →King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
May 4 →Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
March 4 →James II of England and VII of Scotland becomes King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
February 6 →More from the Early Modern
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