Prince Charles | |
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Prince of Wales
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Born | Prince Charles of Edinburgh 14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace, London, England |
Died | August 13, 1992 Hamburg, British Occupational Zone | (aged 43)
Spouse | Diana Spencer (m. 1981) |
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Full name | |
Charles Philip Arthur George | |
House | Windsor |
Father | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Mother | Elizabeth II |
Religion | Protestant |
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Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; 14 November 1948 - 13 August 1992) was the heir apparent of the United Kingdom.
Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun, and later spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After completing a history degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer. They had two sons, William and Harry, both of which were assassinated.
While visiting Hamburg in 1992, during the Years of Chaos in Europe and after the fall of Germany, Charles was assassinated by neo-Nazi Titus Marco Vincent.