King Charles III
Elizabeth’s son, Charles, immediately became king after his mother’s death and took the regnal title of King Charles III, Truss said Thursday. British media reported in 2005 that Charles had considered choosing a different name for his regnal title, a claim Clarence House denied. The name Charles has a lot of historical royal baggage.
King Charles I was executed in 1649 for treason during the English Civil War, and amid his son Charles II’s reign, the country was forced to contend with both the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London. Charles Edward Stuart, an 18th-century Jacobite pretender to the throne, was called King Charles III by his supporters, though he failed to take power.
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