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A member of the powerful Habsburg family based in Austria and Spain, he inherited far-reaching territories: the ancestral Habsburg family estates; the Spanish Empire; the kingdoms of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Naples, and Sicily; the duchy of Milan; the Netherlands; and possessions in North Africa and the Americas.
Charles V: heir to many crowns. In the figure of Charles were united the Habsburg claims to various territories that had passed to the dynasty thanks to the nuptial policies of his grandfather, Maximilian I. Charles was the eldest son of Philip I (the Fair) and Joan (the Mad) of Castile.
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May 3, 2024 · Meanwhile, by the Treaty of Arras (1482), Maximilian was also forced to consent to the betrothal of his daughter Margaret of Austria to Charles VIII of France. In 1486 he was elected king of the Romans (heir to his father, the emperor) and crowned at Aachen on April 9.
Maximilian would also inherit many challenges, both externally and internally, for his empire. His European enemies included the French, Swiss, Hungarians, Venetians, and other Italians, which would lead to frequent wars.
In 1477 Charles the Bold of Burgundy falls in battle and his heir and daughter Mary subsequently marries the future emperor Maximilian I. The acquisition of Burgundy, one of the most prosperous regions in western Europe ...
The book was made for Maximilian's future father-in-law Charles the Bold in 1466 by Bruges, then given to Galeazzo Maria Sforza likely in 1475–76 during his and Charles's brief alliance, became Bianca Maria Sforza's property, and was finally brought to Maximilian's library after Bianca's and Maximilian's marriage in 1494.
Oct 2, 2020 · Upon the death of his grandfather – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor – on January 12, 1519, Charles went on to inherit the Austrian territories controlled by the House of Hapsburg, thus he became Charles I of Austria.
