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He therefore contracted with his family in 1551 that Philip was the successor of Ferdinand. [1] [2] Charles also tried to arrange political marriages to maintain the unity of the Habsburgs. However, Charles V abdicated on August 27, 1556. The Imperial Diet accepted his abdication on May 3, 1558. Ferdinand was crowned at Frankfurt.
A year later, Charles V and Ferdinand, along with their sister Mary of Hungary, met at the Augsburg summit and agreed to the following succession plans for the Holy Roman Empire: Ferdinand would succeed Charles as already agreed, Philip would succeed Ferdinand, and Ferdinand's son Maximilian would succeed Philip. To maintain dynastic unity ...
Ferdinand returned in command of his brother's fleet but en route was blown off-course and spent four days in Kinsale in Ireland before reaching his destination. With the death of his grandfather Maximilian I and the accession of his now 19-year-old brother, Charles V, to the title of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, Ferdinand was entrusted with ...
Charles V [d] [e] (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.
Watch live as King Charles travels in procession to the State Opening of Parliament ahead of his speech on Tuesday (7 November).. The King will open Parliament for the first time as monarch with a ...
Under the Passau document, Charles granted a peace only until the next imperial Diet, whose meeting was called in early 1555. The treaty, negotiated on Charles' behalf by his brother, Ferdinand, gave Lutheranism official status within the domains of the Holy Roman Empire, according to the policy of cuius regio, eius religio.
King Charles is eliminating some major financial ties to his brother Prince Andrew, a new book claims.. In an updated version of his book, Charles III: New King.New Court. The Inside Story, author ...
Ohio State football enters Week 13 with a game of national importance.. The No. 2 Buckeyes are 12 ½-point favorites against No. 5 Indiana this week in Saturday's game at Ohio Stadium, with the ...