The namesakes
Some of history’s other Charles IIIs:
– Charles III, King of Naples (1382-86): forced Pope Urban VI into exile, then moved to Hungary, whose throne he had assumed through marriage. Was assassinated.
– Charles III, King of Navarre (1387-1425): made peace with France.
– Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1504-53): lost when France invaded Savoy in 1536.
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