Charles II, King /ˌtʃɑːlz ðə ˈsekənd $ ˌtʃɑːrlz-/ BrE AmE
(1630–85) the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland who was the son of Charles I. He officially became king after his father’s death in 1649, but he did not return to England to rule until the end of the English ↑ civil war in 1660. He is sometimes called ‘the Merry Monarch’ ⇨ ↑ restoration