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#REDIRECT [[Charles the Great]]
| name          = Charles III
| title          =
| image          = Charles III.jpg
 
| image_size    = Medium
 
| succession  =
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        |{{wp|Canada}}                                        | 1951-1985
|{{wp|Australia}}                                        | 1951-1985
|{{wp|New Zealand}}                                        | 1951-1985
|{{wp|Jamaica}}                                        | 1962-1985
|{{wp|Barbados}}                                        | 1966-1985
|{{wp|The Bahamas}}                                        | 1973-1985
|{{wp|Grenada}}                                        | 1974-1985
|{{wp|Papua New Guinea}}                                        | 1975-1985
|{{wp|Puerto Rico}}                                        | 1977-1985
|{{wp|Solomon Islands}}                                        | 1978-1985
|{{wp|Tuvalu}}                                        | 1978-1985
|{{wp|St. Lucia}}                                        | 1979-1985
|{{wp|St. Vincent and the Grenadines}}                                      | 1979-1985
|{{wp|Belize}}                                      | 1981-1985
|{{wp|Antigua and Barbuda}}                                        | 1981-1985
|{{wp|St. Kitts and Nevis}}                                        | 1983-1985
|{{wp|Pakistan}}                                        | 1952-1956
|{{wp|South Africa}}                                        | 1952-1961
|{{wp|Ceylon}}                                        | 1952-1972
|{{wp|Ghana}}                                        | 1957-1960
|{{wp|Nigeria}}                                        | 1960-1963
|{{wp|Sierra Leone}}                                        | 1961-1971
|{{wp|Tanganyika}}                                        | 1961-1962
|{{wp|Trinidad and Tobago}}                                        | 1962-1976
|{{wp|Uganda}}                                        | 1962-1963
|{{wp|Kenya}}                                        | 1963-1964
|{{wp|Malawi}}                                        | 1964-1966
|{{wp|Malta}}                                        | 1964-1974
|{{wp|The Gambia}}                                        | 1965-1970
|{{wp|Guyana}}                                        | 1966-1970
|{{wp|Mauritius}}                                        | 1968-1992
|{{wp|Fiji}}                                        | 1970-1987
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| reign        = 7 July, 1951 - 11 June, 1985
| reign-type  = Reign
| coronation  = 10 August, 1951
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| predecessor  = [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]
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| birth_name    = Charles Frederick William Louis
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1915|1|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = {{wp|Haga Palace}}, {{wp|Sweden}}
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1985|3|3|1915|1|15|df=yes}}
| death_place  = {{wp|Edinburgh Palace}}, {{wp|Scotland}}
| burial_date  = 5 March 1985
| burial_place = {{wp|Westminster Abbey}}, {{wp|London}}
| spouse      = {{marriage|{{wp|Lauren Bacall}}|15 March 1947}}
| issue        = {{plainlist|* [[William VI]]
* [[William, Prince of Belgium]]
* [[Catherine, Crown Princess of Norway]]
* [[Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Albany|Alexandra, Duchess of Albany]]}}
| issue-link  = #Issue
| full name      = Charles Frederick William Louis
| house          = {{wp|House of Hanover|Hanover}}
| father        = [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]]
| mother        = {{wp|Victoria Louise of Prussia}}
 
| religion      = {{wp|Protestantism|Protestant}}
}}
 
'''Charles III''' (Charles Frederick William Louis; 15 January, 1915 - 3 March, 1985) was {{wp|King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}, and {{wp|King of Hanover}} from 1951 to 1985. Throughout his three decades long reign, he oversaw various events during the tumultuous period of the {{wp|Cold War}} and notably spearheaded several series of far-reaching reforms in his lifelong effort of liberalising the royal institution of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}.
 
==Early Life==
Charles was born on the 15th of January, 1915 to the then {{wp|Prince of Wales}} Edward, and {{wp|German}} princess {{wp|Victoria Louise of Prussia|Victoria Louise}}. As a result of his parents' choice to seek refuge in the neutral country of {{wp|Sweden}} due to rampant {{wp|Germanophobia}} in both the {{wp|German Empire}} and the {{wp|United Kingdom}}, which had been his parents' respective birthplaces, he was born in the {{wp|Swedish}} royal residence of {{wp|Haga Palace}} in {{wp|Stockholm}}.
 
Despite undergoing his first few years in exile, Charles cultivated a strong bond with the {{wp|Swedish}} royal family, as he was noted to had been particularly close to that of {{wp|Ingrid of Sweden|Ingrid}}, the granddaughter of {{wp|Gustaf V}}. As a result, he was also exposed to the Swedish language and in the following years was even able to fluently speak in Swedish itself. In 1917, Charles was joined by his brother [[William]], who would be his only brother and sibling.
 
In 1919, the young Charles accompanied his parents to the {{wp|Netherlands}} in an unscheduled stop as the rampant Germanophobia deterred the princely family from immediately returning to Britain. However, three years later, the princely family did finally returned to Britain, immediately settling in {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}.
 
==Prince of Wales==
At the age of seven, upon the passing of his grandfather [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]], a seven-year old Charles was formally proclaimed as {{wp|Prince of Wales}} and {{wp|heir apparent}} to his father.
 
Though he, alongside his brother were confined to the interior of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} as protection against public hostility, Charles's development as a young prince was relatively undeterred. While the young prince excelled in his academic subjects, Charles also proved to be an adept in horse riding, and was considerably versed in the arts of hunting, having at oftentimes accompanied his father on private hunting trips.
 
In 1930, much to the reluctance of his pacifist-minded father, Charles attended the {{wp|Royal Military College, Sandhurst|Royal Military College}} as an army cadet. Though the young prince excelled in his written examinations and showed much potential as a future soldier, the economical situation at the time however severed the possibility of him being deployed for active duty.
 
===Life in the United States===
Hoping to escape the distressing anti-German sentiment back home, Charles voluntarily withdrew incognito to the {{wp|United States}}, which he entered via {{wp|Canada}} in 1935, alongside a few trusted escorts of his own. Though the situation, in terms of anti-German sentiment proved somewhat indifferent, the prince, who had been travelling under the alias of "Robert Clarke" chose to acquire a residence of his own in the north-eastern state of {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}. At the same time, in a rather unconventional manner, Charles began to take up acting, all the while remaining under his assumed alias, establishing himself as a wealthy American citizen born to British immigrants.
 
In 1943, having built a relatively successful career of his own, the prince unexpectedly came into contact with a new and upcoming actress, {{wp|Lauren Bacall}}. Subsequently, due to possible hostility in light of their relationship, the two began a private off-screen relationship, until it was formalised through a marriage three years later, when Charles's [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|father]] granted his consent for the union, amidst much controversy and mixed reactions from {{wp|Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament}} {{wp|Member of Parliament (United Kingdom|MP}}'s. In 1949, the couple departed back for {{wp|United Kingdom|Britain}} onboard the royal yatch, [[HMS Sophia]].
 
==Death==
 
==Personal Information==
 
==Titles & Honours==
*'''15 January 1915 - 5 January 1923''' ''His Royal Highness'' Prince Charles of Cambridge
*'''5 January 1923 - 7 July 1951''' ''His Royal Highness'' The Prince of Wales
*'''7 July 1951 - 3 March 1985''' ''His Majesty'' The King
 
==Honours==
 
== Ancestry ==
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