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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Wurtz, Charles Adolphe
• Spinola, Charles, Blessed
• Sloane, Charles William
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Webster Dictionary
• King Charles Spaniel
• Charles's Wain
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Alexander Charles Omer Rousselin de Courbeau, Comte de Saint Albin
• Alexander William Charles Murray of Elibank
• Alexandre Charles Lecocq
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Aa, Christian Charles Henry
• Abbott, Charles F.
• Abra de Raconis, Charles Francois
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Angoul�me, Charles de Valois, Duc D'
• Anthon, Charles
• Au`gereau, Pierre Fran�ois Charles
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Baron Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie
• Charles Antoniewicz
• Charles Batteux
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Alkan, Charles Henri Valentin
• Buchheim, Charles Adolphus
• Caspari, Charles Paul
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(Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally "man": cf. Mod. Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. "churl"), a masculine proper name. It has been borne by many European princes, notices of the more important of whom are given below in the following order: (i) Roman emperors, (2) kings of England, (3) other kings in the alphabetical order of their states, (4) other reigning princes in the same order, (5) nonreigning princes. Those princes who are known by a name in addition to Charles (Charles Albert, &c.) will be found after the private individuals bearing Charles as a surname.