There he seemed to see familiar faces of comrades who had grown up with him from infancy; he saw his busy wife, bustling in her preparations for his evening meals; he heard the merry laugh of his boys at their play, and the chirrup of the baby at his knee; and then, with a start, all faded, and he saw again the canebrakes and cypresses and gliding plantations, and heard again the creaking and groaning of the machinery, all telling him too plainly that all that phase of life had gone by forever.
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This article is about the Historical figure Prince Charles (1550-1574) you may be looking for the Reign character Charles. Charles IX (June 27, 1550 â May 30, 1574) was a monarch of the House of Valois-AngoulÃªme who ruled as King of France from 1560 until his death. He ascended the throne of France upon the death of his brother Francis II. Prince Charles Maximilian was born on June 27, 1550 at the Royal Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.