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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 V [a] (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (French: le Sage; Latin: Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War as his armies recovered much of the territory held by the English and successfully reversed the military losses of his predecessors.
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).
The growing power of the King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V alarmed Pope Clement VII, who perceived Charles as a threat to the papal power.Clement VII formed an alliance with Charles V's arch-enemy, King Francis I of France, which came to be known as the League of Cognac.
Titian. Portrait of Charles V with a Dog. The portrait now in the Museo del Prado was started in Bologna in 1530, on the occasion of the coronation of Charles V.. Pope Clement VII de' Medici and Charles V agreed to the imperial coronation as a means to heal the political and religious conflicts that had divided the Italian and European world and to reach a "universal peace" in the Christian ...
King Christian X of Denmark in Masonic regalia. This is a list of monarchs who were Freemasons, and lists individual monarchs chronologically under the countries they ruled, monarchs who ruled more than one country are listed under the one they are most known for, or the dominant nation in a personal union (i.e. Christian X listed under Denmark and not Iceland).
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.
Charles V may refer to: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain; Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise; Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) Infante Carlos of Spain, Count of Molina (1788–1855), first Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain (as ...