King of Scotland England And Ireland Charles Stuart, II
1630 - 1685 (54 years)-
Name Charles Stuart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Title King of Scotland England And Ireland Suffix II Birth 29 May 1630 London, England 
[2, 4, 5, 6, 7] Christening 27 Jun 1630 London, England [4] Gender Male Death 6 Feb 1685 London, England [5, 6, 7] Burial 14 Feb 1685 Middlesex, England [5, 6, 7] Person ID I1542 footsteps Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
Father Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay Charles Stuart, I, b. 18 Nov 1600, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 30 Jan 1649 (Age 48 years) Relationship natural Mother Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland Henrietta Maria De Bourbon, b. 25 Nov 1609, Île-De-France, France d. 10 Sep 1669, Île-De-France, France (Age 59 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1 May 1625 Île-De-France, France Age at Marriage Charles was 24 years and 6 months - Henrietta was 15 years and 6 months. Family ID F1527 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Viscountess Of Shannon Elizabeth Killigrew, b. 16 May 1622, County Cork, Ireland d. 4 Jan 1680 (Age 57 years) Children + 1. Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzroy, Lady, b. 1650, Derbyshire, England d. 28 Jul 1684, Derbyshire, England (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1528 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
Family 2 Queen Of Scotland Mary Davies, b. 2 Feb 1649, London, England d. 24 Jul 1676, Gloucestershire, England (Age 27 years) Children + 1. 2nd Countess of Derwentwater Mary Tudor Stuart, b. 16 Oct 1673, Middlesex, England d. 5 Nov 1726, Île-De-France, France (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1529 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
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Notes - King Charles II ( 1660 - 1685 )
1658 - Death of Oliver Cromwell. He is succeeded by his son Richard Cro m w e l l
1659 - Richard Cromwell is forced to resign. The Rump Parliament is res t o r e d.
1660 - Charles II returns to England from Holland and is restored to th e t h r o ne.
1662 - Act of Uniformity compels Puritans to accept the doctrines of th e C h u r ch of England or leave the church.
1662 - Royal Society for the improvement of science founded
1664 - England seizes the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, changing i t s n a m e to New York.
1665 - Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
1665 - The Great Plague strikes London and over 60,000 die.
1666 - The Great Fire of London rages for four days and three nights. T w o t h i rds of central London is destroyed and 65,000 are left homeless.
1667 - The Earl of Clarendon is replaced by a five-man Cabal.
1667 - Paradise Lost by John Milton published
1667 - A Dutch fleet sails up the River Medway captures the English fla g s h i p The Royal Charles and sinks three other great ships
1670 - Secret Treaty of Dover, by which Charles agrees to declare himse l f a C a t holic and restore Catholicism in England in return for secret s u bsi d i es from Louis XIV of France.
1670 - Hudson Bay Company founded in North America
1671 - Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
1672 - Outbreak of the Third Dutch War. Naval battle of Solebay.
1673 - Test Act keeps Roman Catholics out of political office.
1674 - Death of John Milton
1674 - Peace made with the Dutch
1675 - Royal Observatory founded at Greenwich
1677 - John Bunyan publishes The Pilgrims Progress.
1678 - The Popish Plot is fabricated by Titus Oates. He alleges a Catho l i c p l ot to murder the King and restore Catholicism. The Government ove r - r e acts, and many Catholic subjects are persecuted.
1679 - Exclusion Bill attempts to exclude James, Charles’s Catholic bro t h e r , from the succession.
1679 - Habeas Corpus act passed which forbids imprisonment without tria l
1682 - Pennsylvania founded in America by William Penn
1683 - The Rye House Plot a conspiracy to kill Charles and his brother J a m e s a nd return to parliamentary rule is uncovered.
1685 - Charles is received into the Roman Catholic Church on his deathb e d .
King Charles II ( 1660 - 1685 )
1658 - Death of Oliver Cromwell. He is succeeded by his son Richard Cro m w e l l
1659 - Richard Cromwell is forced to resign. The Rump Parliament is res t o r e d .
1660 - Charles II returns to England from Holland and is restored to th e t h r o n e.
1662 - Act of Uniformity compels Puritans to accept the doctrines of th e C h u r c h of England or leave the church.
1662 - Royal Society for the improvement of science founded
1664 - England seizes the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, changing i t s n a m e t o New York.
1665 - Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
1665 - The Great Plague strikes London and over 60,000 die.
1666 - The Great Fire of London rages for four days and three nights. T w o t h i r ds of central London is destroyed and 65,000 are left homeless.
1667 - The Earl of Clarendon is replaced by a five-man Cabal.
1667 - Paradise Lost by John Milton published
1667 - A Dutch fleet sails up the River Medway captures the English fla g s h i p T he Royal Charles and sinks three other great ships
1670 - Secret Treaty of Dover, by which Charles agrees to declare himse l f a C a t h olic and restore Catholicism in England in return for secret s u bsi d i e s from Louis XIV of France.
1670 - Hudson Bay Company founded in North America
1671 - Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
1672 - Outbreak of the Third Dutch War. Naval battle of Solebay.
1673 - Test Act keeps Roman Catholics out of political office.
1674 - Death of John Milton
1674 - Peace made with the Dutch
1675 - Royal Observatory founded at Greenwich
1677 - John Bunyan publishes The Pilgrims Progress.
1678 - The Popish Plot is fabricated by Titus Oates. He alleges a Catho l i c p l o t to murder the King and restore Catholicism. The Government ove r - r e a cts, and many Catholic subjects are persecuted.
1679 - Exclusion Bill attempts to exclude James, Charles’s Catholic bro t h e r , f rom the succession.
1679 - Habeas Corpus act passed which forbids imprisonment without tria l
1682 - Pennsylvania founded in America by William Penn
1683 - The Rye House Plot a conspiracy to kill Charles and his brother J a m e s a n d return to parliamentary rule is uncovered.
1685 - Charles is received into the Roman Catholic Church on his deathb e d .
King Charles II ( 1660 - 1685 )
1658 - Death of Oliver Cromwell. He is succeeded by his son Richard Cro m w e l l
1659 - Richard Cromwell is forced to resign. The Rump Parliament is res t o r e d.
1660 - Charles II returns to England from Holland and is restored to th e t h r o ne.
1662 - Act of Uniformity compels Puritans to accept the doctrines of th e C h u r ch of England or leave the church.
1662 - Royal Society for the improvement of science founded
1664 - England seizes the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, changing i t s n a m e to New York.
1665 - Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
1665 - The Great Plague strikes London and over 60,000 die.
1666 - The Great Fire of London rages for four days and three nights. T w o t h i rds of central London is destroyed and 65,000 are left homeless.
1667 - The Earl of Clarendon is replaced by a five-man Cabal.
1667 - Paradise Lost by John Milton published
1667 - A Dutch fleet sails up the River Medway captures the English fla g s h i p The Royal Charles and sinks three other great ships
1670 - Secret Treaty of Dover, by which Charles agrees to declare himse l f a C a t holic and restore Catholicism in England in return for secret s u bsi d i es from Louis XIV of France.
1670 - Hudson Bay Company founded in North America
1671 - Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
1672 - Outbreak of the Third Dutch War. Naval battle of Solebay.
1673 - Test Act keeps Roman Catholics out of political office.
1674 - Death of John Milton
1674 - Peace made with the Dutch
1675 - Royal Observatory founded at Greenwich
1677 - John Bunyan publishes The Pilgrims Progress.
1678 - The Popish Plot is fabricated by Titus Oates. He alleges a Catho l i c p l ot to murder the King and restore Catholicism. The Government ove r - r e acts, and many Catholic subjects are persecuted.
1679 - Exclusion Bill attempts to exclude James, Charles’s Catholic bro t h e r , from the succession.
1679 - Habeas Corpus act passed which forbids imprisonment without tria l
1682 - Pennsylvania founded in America by William Penn
1683 - The Rye House Plot a conspiracy to kill Charles and his brother J a m e s a nd return to parliamentary rule is uncovered.
1685 - Charles is received into the Roman Catholic Church on his deathb e d .
King Charles II ( 1660 - 1685 )
1658 - Death of Oliver Cromwell. He is succeeded by his son Richard Cro m w e l l
1659 - Richard Cromwell is forced to resign. The Rump Parliament is res t o r e d .
1660 - Charles II returns to England from Holland and is restored to th e t h r o n e.
1662 - Act of Uniformity compels Puritans to accept the doctrines of th e C h u r c h of England or leave the church.
1662 - Royal Society for the improvement of science founded
1664 - England seizes the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, changing i t s n a m e t o New York.
1665 - Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
1665 - The Great Plague strikes London and over 60,000 die.
1666 - The Great Fire of London rages for four days and three nights. T w o t h i r ds of central London is destroyed and 65,000 are left homeless.
1667 - The Earl of Clarendon is replaced by a five-man Cabal.
1667 - Paradise Lost by John Milton published
1667 - A Dutch fleet sails up the River Medway captures the English fla g s h i p T he Royal Charles and sinks three other great ships
1670 - Secret Treaty of Dover, by which Charles agrees to declare himse l f a C a t h olic and restore Catholicism in England in return for secret s u bsi d i e s from Louis XIV of France.
1670 - Hudson Bay Company founded in North America
1671 - Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
1672 - Outbreak of the Third Dutch War. Naval battle of Solebay.
1673 - Test Act keeps Roman Catholics out of political office.
1674 - Death of John Milton
1674 - Peace made with the Dutch
1675 - Royal Observatory founded at Greenwich
1677 - John Bunyan publishes The Pilgrims Progress.
1678 - The Popish Plot is fabricated by Titus Oates. He alleges a Catho l i c p l o t to murder the King and restore Catholicism. The Government ove r - r e a cts, and many Catholic subjects are persecuted.
1679 - Exclusion Bill attempts to exclude James, Charles’s Catholic bro t h e r , f rom the succession.
1679 - Habeas Corpus act passed which forbids imprisonment without tria l
1682 - Pennsylvania founded in America by William Penn
1683 - The Rye House Plot a conspiracy to kill Charles and his brother J a m e s a n d return to parliamentary rule is uncovered.
1685 - Charles is received into the Roman Catholic Church on his deathb e d .
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"Find A Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www.family s e a r c h .org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-BVR7 : 12 December 2022), Charles II, ; B u r i a l , W estminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, Westm i n s t e r A bbey; citing record ID 1975F - [S27] Find a Grave Index.
"Find A Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www.family s e a r c h . org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-BVR7 : 12 December 2022), Charles II, ; B u r i a l , W e stminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, Westm i n s t e r A b bey; citing record ID 1975F - [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-P8WY : Thu Apr 03 19:44:13 UTC 2025), Entry for Richard Ogden.
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