For centuries, Europe placed supreme importance and confidence in its royal families. Take a look at European royalty in these articles.
Her subjects called her Madame Déficit, and they snickered at the dismal state of affairs in her royal bedroom. Marie Antoinette's death may very well be the most well-known scandal of her life, but what are the other juicy details? See more »
Knut, or Canute, the name of six kings of Denmark. Two of them—Knut II and his son Knut III (usually called Hardecanute)—were also kings of England.
See more »Capetians, or House of Capet, the royal family of France from 987 to 1328. The Capetians followed the Carolingian dynasty.
See more »Caractacus, (in Celtic, Caradoc), a British chieftain who lived in the first century A.D.
See more »Carolingians, or Carlovingians, the second ruling house of the Franks. The name (from the Latin Carolus, or Charles) is derived from either Charles Martel, father of Pepin the Short, or Charlemagne, Pepin's son.
See more »Casimir the name of several kings of Poland. Of these the most important were Casimir III and Casimir IV.
See more »Charles, the name of 2 kings of England, 10 kings of France, 15 kings of Sweden, 4 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, 4 kings of Spain, and 1 Austrian emperor.
See more »Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), the “Young Pretender” to the British throne.
See more »Charles Martel, (688?–741), a ruler of the Franks. Pepin the Short was his son and Charlemagne his grandson.
See more »Charles the Bald (823–877), a medieval emperor and king of the West Franks. As emperor, he is always listed as Charles II; as king, he is sometimes listed as Charles I, sometimes as Charles II.
See more »Christian, the name of 10 kings of Denmark, some of whom also ruled Norway or Sweden.
See more »Christina, a queen of Sweden. She was the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus (Gustavus II), who died when she was six years old.
See more »Conrad, the name of several German monarchs. The most historically important monarchs from the Conrad family are listed below.
See more »Dauphin, the title of the eldest son of a French king. Originally, during the Middle Ages, it was the title of the counts of Vienne, and their county became known as Dauphiné.
See more »Buckingham, George Villiers, First Duke of (1592–1628), an English nobleman and royal favorite.
See more »Monmouth James Scott, Duke of (1649–1685), a claimant to the English throne. He was the illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter, and was also called James Fitzroy and James Crofts.
See more »Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of (1506–1552), an English statesman. The uncle of Edward VI, who became king as a child, Somerset was named protector and was, in effect, head of government, 1547–49.
See more »Warwick , Robert Rich, Second Earl of (1587–1658), an English naval commander and colonial administrator.
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