House of Stuart

Charles II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1630-1685) · 1630–1685

Crowns held

• monarch of England 1660–1685
• monarch of Scotland 1660–1685
• King of Ireland 1660–1685

Marriages and partners

• Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland English royal mistress from the Villiers family (1640-1709) 1659–1668
• Catherine of Braganza Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705) from 1662
• Nell Gwyn Royal mistress (1650-1687)
• Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth English and French noble (1649-1734)
• Moll Davis English singer, actress and royal mistress
• Catherine Pegge Mistress of Charles II of England
• Lucy Walter mistress of King Charles II of England (1630-1658)
• Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon British viscountess
• Margaret de Carteret Peerage person ID=108366
• Hortense Mancini Mistress of Charles II of England
• Winifred Wells Mistress to Charles II of England
• Lady Elizabeth Jones Countess of Kildare (died 1758)
• Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond prominent member of the Court of the Restoration (1647-1702)
• Jane Middleton (1661-1740)

Parents

• Charles I of England King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649) 1600–1649
• Henrietta Maria of France queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I 1609–1669

Siblings

• Henrietta of England English princess, duchesse of Orléans (1644-1670) 1644–1670
• Mary Henrietta, Princess Royal eldest daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France; mother of William III of England (1631-1660) 1631–1660
• Princess Elizabeth of England English Royal 1635–1650
• Princess Anne of England Daughter of King Charles I (1637-1640) 1637–1640
• James II of England King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688 (1633–1701) 1633–1701
• Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester son of Charles I of England (1640-1660) 1640–1660

Children

• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond illegitimate son of Charles II of England (1672-1723) 1672–1723
• George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland British Army general 1665–1716
• James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685) 1649–1685
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland Son of Barbara Palmer (1662-1730), Countess of Castlemaine and Charles II of England c. 1662–1730
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton Illegitimate son of King Charles II and English duke (1663-1690) 1663–1690
• Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield British noble 1664–1718
• Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans British Duke (1670-1726) 1670–1726
• Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth English noble 1657–1680
• Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater noblewoman; illegitimate child of English king 1673–1726
• Barbara FitzRoy noblewoman; British prioress 1672–1731
• Charlotte Jemima FitzRoy British noble 1650–1684
• Catherine FitzCharles Peerage person ID=695962 b. 1658
• James de la Cloche Supposed illegitimate son of Charles II of England 1644–1669
• Mary Crofts (1655-1693) 1655–1693
• Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex English Countess 1661–1721
• Cecelia FitzRoy (1670-1759) 1670–1759
• unnamed son Stuart (1666-1666) 1666–1666
• second stillborn child Stuart (1668-1668) 1668–1668
• third stillborn child Stuart Peerage person ID=108364 1669–1669
• James Beauclerk, Lord Beauclerk British noble (b.1671) b. 1671

Succession questions

• Why did Charles II of England succeed Charles I of England?
  Execution of the king, abolition of the monarchy, then restoration by Parliament in 1660
• Why did James II of England succeed Charles II of England?
  Inheritance, after failed attempts to exclude him

About

Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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