How did Christopher Columbus die? Despite the dangerous voyages that Columbus undertook he survived all of his four trips to the Americas. According to his personal diary at about 51 years of age he began suffering from pain during urination, swelling and pain in the knees, and conjunctivitis (pink eye).
Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948, at 9.14 pm (GMT), the first child of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Charles I. Charles I was born in 1600 in Fife, Scotland. Charles was the second son of James I. His elder brother, Henry, died in 1612. Like Henry VIII, his accession to the throne depended on the death of his elder brother. Charles I became king of England in 1625. He was the second of the Stuart kings.