Carolus (name)
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Carolus is the medieval Latin form of the name Charles. It was the name of various Frankish rulers, most notably of Charlemagne (742–814).
The given name also gave rise to a surname in the 17th century.
People
[edit]First name or title
[edit]- Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 1989), Malagasy footballer
- Carolus Arretinus or Carlo Marsuppini (1399–1453), Italian humanist and chancellor
- Carolus Clusius (Charles de l'Écluse), Flemish doctor and botanist
- Carolus de Tilly (1642–1698), French Roman Catholic prelate
- Carolus-Duran (Charles Auguste Émile Durand), French painter
- Carolus Fernández de Velasco (1596–1665) Belgian Roman Catholic clergy
- Carolus Antonius Fodor or Carel Anton Fodor (1768–1846), Dutch composer
- Carolus Gallus (1530–1616), Dutch minister and polemicist
- Carolus Hacquart (c. 1640 – after 1686), Flemish composer
- Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther (1794–1845), German industrialist
- Carolus Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (born 1954), Dutch orchidologist, botanical writer and taxonomist
- Carolus Lassila (1922–1987), Finnish diplomat
- Carolus Luython (1557–1620), Belgian composer
- Carolus Linnaeus (Carl Linnaeus or Carl von Linné), Swedish botanist and physician
- Carolus Linnaeus the Younger (Carl Linnaeus the Younger), Swedish naturalist
- Carolus Luython, 17th-century composer
- Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne), Holy Roman Emperor
- Carolus Maneken (1419–1493), professor
- Carolus Mulerius (1601–1638), Dutch Hispanist and grammarian
- Carolus Niellius (1576–1652), Dutch Remonstrant minister
- Carolus Nolet (born 1940/41), Dutch businessman
- Carolus Polodig (1671–1714), Czech Roman Catholic prelate
- Carolus Johannes Reinecke (born 1941), South African rector
- Carolus Rex (Charles XII of Sweden), King of Sweden
- Carolus Sigonius (c. 1524 – 1584), Italian humanist
- Carolus Souliaert (died 1540), 16th-century composer
- Carolus Stoffels (1893–1957), Dutch modern pentathlete
- Carolus Wimmer (born 1948), German politician
- Carolus Wrede (1860–1927), Finnish industrialist
Middle name
[edit]- Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa (1718–1793), Dutch Lutheran pastor
- Francis Carolus Eeles (1876–1954), English liturgical scholar and ecclesiastical historian
Surname
[edit]- Cheryl Carolus, South African politician
- Jean Carolus, 19th-century Belgian artist
- Johann Carolus, 17th-century newspaper publisher
- Joris Carolus, 17th-century Dutch cartographer
- Louis Carolus-Barré (1910–1993), French librarian and medievalist