Sources say he could opt to become King George VII because of “negative connotations” surrounding the last two men known as King Charles.
When Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, she was asked what her regnal name would be. But for the new queen, the answer was simple: “My own, of course,” she said. And Queen Elizabeth II was born.
That said, when Prince Charles takes the throne someday, he may not choose to become King Charles III, thereports. This is thanks to the “negative connotations” brought on the name thanks to his two predecessors, King Charles I and King Charles II; because of this, “while you might assume that he will one day become King Charles, there is a chance that he would end up being called a different name entirely,” the outlet reports.
Charles’ full name is Charles Philip Arthur George, and he could opt to use any of those four names as his regnal name, thesays. But, in particular, George stands out as a contender, thanks to his grandfather King George VI and his great-grandfather before him, King George V. Sources close to the prince previously claimed he was considering becoming King George VII when he ascends to the throne.
“Normally royal children have two or three names,” said former royal butler Grant Harrold, speaking to Studio 10 in 2005. “The reason is, if possibly that child was to become a king or queen, they have to have a kind of pool to choose from. For example, Prince Charles, if and when he becomes king, would be—people assume he would be Charles III. But he could technically be George VII because George is in his name.
Charles I, who took the throne in 1625, dismissed Parliament three times and resolved to rule alone four years later, thesays. He reigned without a Parliament for more than a decade, a period which was called “11 years’ tyranny.” Then, following two civil wars, Charles was tried and convicted of being a “tyrant, traitor, murderer, and public enemy to the good people of the nation” and was beheaded for treason on January 30, 1649. Yikes.
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