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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.
The Pope also declared 21 October, the date of Charles's marriage in 1911 to Princess Zita, to be Charles's feast day. [37] At the ceremony, the Pope stated: The decisive task of Christians consists in seeking, recognizing and following God's will in all things. The Christian statesman, Charles of Austria, confronted this challenge every day.
At age 13 Elisabeth Christine became engaged to the future Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, through negotiations between her ambitious grandfather, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Charles' sister-in-law, Empress Wilhelmine Amalia, whose father was John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg and thus belonged to another branch ...
Charles the Fat (839–888), counted as Emperor Charles III; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316–1378) Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685–1740) Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697–1745) Charles I of Austria (1887–1922), Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia
Following the Easter Sunday service at St. George’s Chapel yesterday, King Charles accompanied his wife, Queen Camilla, on a surprise stroll outside of Windsor Castle to greet well-wishers. This ...
Blanche of Valois (baptised Marguerite; 1317–1348) was Queen of Germany and Bohemia by her marriage to King and later Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. She was the youngest daughter of Charles of Valois and his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.
In August 1516, Charles as king of Spain and Francis I of France made the Treaty of Noyon, which, along with the Treaty of Brussels between Charles's grandfather Emperor Maximilian I and Francis, ended the first phase of the Franco-Habsburg Italian Wars, leaving the Imperial Duchy of Milan in French hands and securing the Kingdom of Naples ...
At Charles's request, Sigismund of Austria proposed Charles to be the next king of the Romans, the title of the successor of the emperor, with the marriage between the Emperor's son and the Charles's daughter as an inducement. [108]