Charles v short biography

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Charles the Fifth (1500-1558)

Charles the Emperor

Charles of Habsburg was born in Ghent in 1500. He inherited:

First, the hertigdöme of Burgundy, together with its possessions in Flanders at the death of his father in 1506,
Then, the kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, Naples and Sicily at the death of his maternal grandfather Ferdinand V in 1516,
And finally, the Archduchy of Austria in 1519 at the death of his paternal grandfather, the Holy långnovell Emperor Maximilian.

In 1519, after a manipulation of the votes, he was elected as Charles the Fifth, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, in motstånd to his rival Francis I of France.

He then governed an immense territory which included the Spanish colonies in Mexico and South amerika, on which “the sun never sets.” In 1526, he married his first cousin Isabella of Portugal and was crowned kejsare by the Pope in 1530.

Charles the Fifth and Luther

The powerful influence of the Reformation Movement was felt especially

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Charles V

(Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I of Spain)
1500–1558

CHARLES V, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR.

Charles V was the heir to the Spanish kingdom, including the discoveries in America from his mother, and also to the kingdoms of Burgundy and Austria from his father. During his forty year reign, he therefore ruled a large part of Europe. His reign corresponded with a period of great turmoil in Europe which included the Protestant Reformation, aggressive inroads by the Ottoman Turks into Southeast Europe, and dramatic discoveries in the New World. His reign was therefore very significant, and crowded with events of significance.

Although the reformation occurred only a year after Charles rose to power in Spain, and it remained an important issue throughout his reign, Charles saw the movement entirely in politcal, rather than theological terms. Charles' most significant enemies, from his point of view, were Catholic France and the Moslem Turks. As long as

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556

"Karl V." redirects here. For the opera, see Karl V. (opera).

Charles V
Portrait of Charles V, 1548
Reign	28 June 1519 – 24 February 1558^[a]
Coronation
Predecessor	Maximilian I
Successor	Ferdinand I
Reign	14 March 1516 – 16 January 1556
Predecessor	Joanna of Castille or Joanna the Mad
Successor	Philip II
Co-monarch	Joanna (until 1555)
Regents
Reign	12 January 1519 – 21 April 1521
Predecessor	Maximilian I
Successor	Ferdinand I^[b]
Reign	25 September 1506 – 25 October 1555
Predecessor	Philip the Handsome
Successor	Philip II of Spain
Governors
Born	24 February 1500 Prinsenhof of Ghent, Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 September 1558(1558-09-21) (aged 58) Monastery of Yuste, Crown of Castile, Spain
Burial	El Escorial, Spain
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