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Colbert, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Colbert, Charles: see Croissy, Charles Colbert, marquis de.

Mordaunt, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of.

Neville, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of.

Brandon, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Brandon, Charles: see Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of.

pragmatic sanction

(Encyclopedia) pragmatic sanction, decision of state dealing with a matter of great importance to a community or a whole state and having the force of fundamental law. The term originated in Roman…

Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Charles IV, 1316–78, Holy Roman emperor (1355–78), German king (1347–78), and king of Bohemia (1346–78). The son of John of Luxemburg, Charles was educated at the French court and…