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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.
Charles II of Spain (1661–1700), last Habsburg King of Spain as Carlos II; Charles III of Spain (1716–1788), King of Spain from 1759 to 1788, formerly Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1731–1735) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734–1759), third surviving son of Philip V of Spain
This was that amiable prince Don Carlos, son of Philip the Second, king of Spain, and grandson of the celebrated emperor Charles V. Don Carlos, possessed all the good qualities of his grandfather without any of the bad ones of his father; and was a prince of great vivacity, admirable learning, and the most amiable disposition.—He had sense ...
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), a grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella. Ruler over both the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire. Louis XIV "the Sun King" of France (1638–1715), a great-great-great-great-grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella.
The following is the family tree of the Spanish monarchs starting from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon till the present day. The former kingdoms of Aragon (see family tree), Castile (see family tree) and Navarre (see family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in 1469 as personal union, with the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs, to become the Kingdom of Spain (de ...
Charles's nomenclature as Holy Roman Emperor was Charles V (also Karl V and Carolus V), though earlier in his life he was known by the names of Charles of Ghent (after his birthplace in Flanders), Charles II as Duke of Burgundy, and Charles I as King of Spain (Carlos I) and Archduke of Austria (Karl I).
an ancient name given to the Strait of Gibraltar. The personal motto of the Monarch was Plus oultre, in French, translated as plus ultra in Latin especially for the Spanish areas, and means 'further beyond'. A German version, Noch Weiterer, was rarely used. Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire: Crown Charles's crown as Charles V, Holy Roman ...
Emperor Charles V and Empress Isabella. Peter Paul Rubens after Titian, 17th century. Exterior of The Palace of Charles V in Granada was built upon his wedding to Isabel of Portugal in 1526. As the eldest daughter of Manuel the Fortunate, Isabella was a rather attractive candidate for marriage.