Charles VIII

Charles VIII may refer to:

  • Charles VIII of Sweden, actually Charles II of Sweden, Charles I of Norway (1409–1470)
  • Charles VIII of France, "the Affable" (1470–1498)
  • Carlos VIII (disambiguation), regnal name of two claimants to the Spanish throne

Famous quotes containing the words charles and/or viii:

    “Downtown Manhattan, clear winter noon, and I’ve been up all night, talking, talking, reading the Kaddish aloud, listening to Ray Charles blues shout blind on the phonograph”
    —Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)

    “For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
    crowned him with glory and honor.
    Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm VIII (l. VIII, 5–6)