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- In 1623, before succeeding to the throne, Charles, accompanied by the duke of Buckingham, King James I ’s favourite, made an incognito visit to Spain in order to conclude a marriage treaty with the daughter of King Philip III.
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May 8, 2024 · Charles V (born February 24, 1500, Ghent, Flanders [now in Belgium]—died September 21, 1558, San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain) was the Holy Roman emperor (1519–56), king of Spain (as Charles I; 1516–56), and archduke of Austria (as Charles I; 1519–21), who inherited a Spanish and Habsburg empire extending across Europe from Spain and the ...
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3 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814.
May 20, 2024 · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
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2 days ago · Nor did Charles – or Carlos in Spanish – help his cause when he appointed William of Croÿ, cousin of his adviser, as Archbishop of Toledo, the most important sea in Spain. After he was elected Holy Roman Emperor, Charles set off for Germany, leaving as regent Adriaan van Utrecht, who promptly raised taxes.
4 days ago · Calendar of State Papers, Spain: Further Supplement To Volumes 1 and 2, Documents From Archives in Vienna. Contains documents calendared from the papers of Charles V in Vienna, mostly concentrating on the years 1521 to 1524. Calendar of State Papers, Spain. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1947.
May 19, 2024 · A French invasion of Spain in 1794 convinced Charles and Godoy to sue for peace. In 1795, France and Spain agreed to stop fighting each other, by signing two agreements. The Peace of Basle stopped the fighting; the Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796) created an alliance between the two countries against Great Britain.
