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3 days ago · By Vincenzo De Meulenaere. On October 25, 1555, the grandees of the Habsburg Netherlands gathered in the Great Hall of the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels to witness an extraordinary event. A weary old man with a grey beard and a limp shuffled into the room to deliver a speech that would change the course of the land. The man was Emperor Charles V.
3 days ago · Catholicism. Signature. Charles V [c] [d] (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg.
- 28 June 1519 –, 27 August 1556
- Philip I of Castile
- 22 September 1558, El Escorial, Spain
- Catholicism
1 day ago · Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the ...
2 days ago · The Duchess of Edinburgh read a personal message from King Charles during her trip to Italy. Sophie read the monarch’s message of remembrance during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cassino over the weekend. Standing on a podium, the duchess spoke on behalf of the King who recalled the hardships of the Italian people ...
4 days ago · Tacoma City Council member Catherine Ushka has sadly passed away after battling cancer. Ushka, who bravely announced her diagnosis of stage three cervical cancer in 2022, fought a courageous battle against the disease.
4 days ago · Saint Catherine of Siena . Public Domain . Saint Catherine of Siena was born in 1347 in Italy and lived until 1380. She was a Dominican nun, theologian, philosopher, and mystic. She firmly defended the Church and the pope, especially in a period when many conflicts arose against him.
5 days ago · Its verdict is that his “cause of death was determined to be: Gunshot Wound of the Head” and that the “manner of death is best deemed” as suicide. The report provides details about how...
