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Charles I of Spain, born on February 24, 1500, was king of Spain from 1516 to 1556 and Holy Roman emperor, as Charles V, from 1519 to 1558. The grandson of Ferdinand II and Isabella I as well as the emperor Maximilian I, Charles inherited an empire that stretched from Germany to the Americas.
Jul 21, 2010 · In 1558, after nearly four decades as Holy Roman emperor, Charles abdicated the throne in favor of his brother, Ferdinand.
Charles was proclaimed joint ruler with his mother Juana in Brussels in 1516, and he travelled to Spain a year later. Whilst Charles was named in Ferdinand’s will as ruler, many Castilians (including Ferdinand) preferred his brother Infante Ferdinand as the heir to the throne.
As the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain during the mid-1500s, Charles V ruled the first truly global empire and was the greatest of all the Habsburg Emperors.
Inherited the Burgundian Netherlands,1506; then became King of Spain as Charles I, 1516-1556; Holy Roman Emperor, 1519-1556; Duke of Milan, 1535-1556. Abdicated as King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor in 1556 in favour of, respectively, his son Philip and his brother Ferdinand.
Charles I of Spain, also known as Charles V, was a powerful ruler who inherited the Spanish crown in 1516. He expanded his empire through marriage and conquest, ruling over territories in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire (Ghent, County of Flanders, February 24, 1500-Cuacos de Yuste, September 21, 1558), called « el César", he reigned together with his mother, Juana I of Castilla —the latter only nominally and until 1555—, in all the Hispanic kingdoms and territories under the name of Carlos I from 1516 to ...
