Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was a 16th-century ruler who controlled a vast European and overseas empire, uniting the crowns of Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Burgundian Netherlands under his reign.

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instanceOf 16th-century monarch
Archduke of Austria
Duke of Burgundy
Habsburg ruler
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Spain
abdicatedInFavorOf Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip II of Spain
abdicationDate 1555
alsoKnownAs Carlos I of Spain
linked to: Charles I of Spain

Charles Quint
Karl V.
birthDate 1500-02-24
birthPlace County of Flanders
Ghent
Habsburg Netherlands
burialPlace El Escorial
child Joanna of Austria
Maria of Austria
Philip II of Spain
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorDate 1530-02-24
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorPlace Bologna
crownedBy Pope Clement VII
deathDate 1558-09-21
deathPlace Crown of Castile
Extremadura
Monastery of Yuste
dynasty House of Habsburg
father Philip I of Castile
fullName Charles V
grandfather Ferdinand II of Aragon
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
grandmother Isabella I of Castile
Mary of Burgundy
illegitimateChild John of Austria
Margaret of Parma
languageSpoken French
German
Latin
Spanish
mother Joanna of Castile
notableEvent Confronted the Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire
Fought the Italian Wars against France
Oversaw the expansion of the Spanish Empire in the Americas
Presided over the Diet of Worms in 1521
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsKingOfSpain Joanna of Castile
reignAsDukeOfBurgundyEnd 1555
reignAsDukeOfBurgundyStart 1506
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1556
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1519
reignAsKingOfSpainEnd 1556
reignAsKingOfSpainStart 1516
religion Roman Catholicism
retirementPlace Monastery of Yuste
spouse Isabella of Portugal
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
successorAsKingOfSpain Philip II of Spain
territoryRuled Burgundian Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Spanish overseas colonies in the Americas

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Seventeen Provinces foundedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Seventeen Provinces monarch Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain alsoKnownAs Charles V
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Charles I of Spain alsoKnownAs Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain alsoKnownAs Karl V.
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain regnalName Charles V
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Habsburg notableMember Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor positionHeldBy Charles V
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
subject linked to: Alba, Duke of Alba
Philip II of Spain father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Viceroyalty of Peru establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Hernán Cortés monarch Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles notableBearer Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Viceroyalty of New Spain establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Habsburg Netherlands notableRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy majorRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Italian Wars notableCommander Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Knights Hospitaller grantedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Council of State of the Netherlands foundedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Imperial Army notableCommander Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Kingdom of Sicily notableRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
National University of San Marcos founder Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Plaza Mayor de Lima cityStatusProclaimedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Cartas de Relación addressee Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Pedro de Valdivia monarch Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Diet of Worms (1521) significantPerson Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Diet of Worms (1521) presidedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Diet of Worms (1521) convenedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Augsburg Confession presentedTo Emperor Charles V
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King of Naples titleHolder Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar monarch Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Captaincy General of Chile establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Peace of Augsburg signedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 issuedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor fullName Charles V
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor alsoKnownAs Karl V.
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor alsoKnownAs Charles Quint
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
University of Königsberg charterConfirmedBy Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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Diego de Almagro monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Council of the Indies foundedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Maximilian I successor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Maximilian I grandfatherOf Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Treaty of Zaragoza monarchOfSpainAtSigning Charles V
linked to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Treaty of Zaragoza signedByRepresentativeOf Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Duchy of Milan notableRuler Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Duke of Burgundy titleHolder Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Monastery of Yuste resident Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
John of Austria (the Elder) father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip I of Castile child Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
El Escorial burialPlaceOf Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor