He was born a penniless orphan in St. Croix of illegitimate birth, became George Washington's right-hand man, became Treasury Secretary, caught beef with every other founding father.
With Charles' death, despite his siring of many, many illegitimate children, the crown nevertheless passed to his brother, James, Duke of York, as Charles did not have a legitimate heir.
However, as an illegitimate child, he was denied the formal schooling provided by the Church of England and would have received lessons privately, while his mother may have taught him to speak French fluently.