Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Charles also spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
Reason King Charles' reign is called Carolean era and what it means
ok.co.ukWhen King Charles assumed the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, many changes occurred. One in particular, was the end of the second Elizabethan era which ended on 8 September after 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.The dawn of King Charles’ reign was touched upon by Prime Minister Liz Truss in the House of Commons.
She said: “We owe him our loyalty and devotion. “The British people, the Commonwealth and all of us in this House will support him as he takes our country forward to a new era of hope and progress.
Our new Carolean age.” The name of the era, Carolean refers to the name Charles, as Elizabethan referred to the name Elizabeth.The word Carolean was first used almost 400 years ago to refer to the reign of King Charles II in the 1600’s, during the first Carolean era.
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 until his death in 1685.
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