The name Cor Caroli means "Charles' Heart", and was named in the 17th century to honour the murdered King Charles I of England.
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The name was coined in 1660 by Sir Charles Scarborough, physician to Charles II, who claimed the star seemed to shine exceptionally brightly on the night of Charles II's return to England.
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There has been some uncertainty whether it was named in honour of King Charles I of England, who was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War, or to his son, Charles II, who restored the English monarchy to the throne in 1660.
Sporobolus caroli | O meu coração não tem cor | Ecce Cor Meum | Cor Pot | Cor, Blimey! | Nel cor più non mi sento | Exultavit cor nostrum | Cor Caroli |
The first such case (discounting characters from Greek mythology) was Cor Caroli (α CVn), named in the 17th century for Charles I of England.