2021-09-16 Thu

Charles V was the Holy Roman Emperor, he ruled Rome between 1519 and 1556, he was also king of Spain from 1516 to 1556. He was the head of the rising House of Habsburg during the first half of the 16th Century. The rule of Charles V is encompassed both as long-lasting Spanish and short-lived German canalization of America.

Charles V was born in the year 1500 CE to Philip II, he sat on the throne after the death of his father. The premature death of his father made Charles take the throne at a very young age. After sitting on the throne Charles V struggles to hold his empire together against the growing forces of Protestantism, increasing Ottoman and French pressure, and even hostility from the pope.

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