What is Charles II of England?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Charles II | image = King Charles II by John Michael Wright or studio.jpg | caption = Charles in [[Order of the Garter#Habit and insignia|Garter robes]] by [[John Michael Wright]] or studio, c. 1660–1665 | alt = Charles is of thin build and has chest-length curly black hair | succession = [[King of England]], [[List of Scottish monarchs|Scotland]] and [[List of Irish monarchs|Ireland]] | moretext = ([[Style of the British sovereign#Styles of English and Scottish sovereigns|more...]]) | reign = 29 May 1660{{efn|name=reign|The traditional date of the Restoration marking the first assembly of King and Parliament together since the abolition of the English monarchy in 1649. The English Parliament recognised Charles as king by unanimous vote on 2 May 1660, and he was proclaimed king in London on 8 May, although royalists had recognised him as such since the execution of his father on 30 January 1649. During Charles's reign all legal documents stating a [[regnal year]] did so as if his reign began at his father's death.}} –<br />6 February 1685 | predecessor =[[Charles I of England|Charles I]] (1649) | successor = [[James II & VII]] | coronation = 23 April 1661 | cor-type = <!-- Britain --> | succession1 = [[King of Scotland]] | reign1 = 30 January 1649&nbsp;–<br /> 3 September 1651{{efn|From the death of his father to his defeat at the [[Battle of Worcester]]}} | predecessor1 = [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] | successor1 = ''Military government'' | coronation1 = 1 January 1651 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Catherine of Braganza]]|1662}} | issue = *[[James Stuart]] {{plainlist| * ''Illegitimate:'' * [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]] * [[Charlotte FitzRoy, Countess of Yarmouth]] * [[Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth]] * [[Catherine FitzCharles]] * [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland]] * [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton]] * [[Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield]] * [[George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland]] * [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans]] * [[Charles Lenn