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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V. , Italian: Carlo V, French: Charles Quint, Turkish: Şarlken; 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556. As the heir of three of Europe's leading dynasties—the House of Habsburg of the Habsburg Monarchy; the House of Valois-Burgundy of the Burgundian Netherlands; and the House of Trastámara of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon—he ruled over extensive domains in Central, Western, and Southern Europe; and the Spanish colonies in the Americas and Asia. Charles was the eldest son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad. When Philip died in 1506, Charles became ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands, and his mother's co-ruler in Spain upon the death of his maternal grandfather, Ferdinand the Catholic, in 1516. As Charles was the first person to rule Castile-León and Aragon simultaneously in his own right, he became the first King of Spain (Charles co-reigned with his mother Joanna, which was however a technicality given her mental instability). In 1519, Charles succeeded his paternal grandfather Maximilian as Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria. From that point forward, Charles's realm, which has been described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", spanned nearly four million square kilometers across Europe, the Far East, and the Americas. Much of Charles' reign was devoted to the Italian Wars against the French king, Francis I, and his heir, king Henry II, which although enormously expensive, were militarily successful due to the undefeated Spanish tercio and the efforts of his prime ministers Mercurino Gattinara and Francisco de los Cobos y Molina. Charles' forces re-captured both Milan and Franche-Comté from France after the decisive Habsburg victory at the Battle of Pavia in 1525, which pushed Francis to form the Franco-Ottoman alliance. Charles' rival Suleiman the Magnificent conquered the central part of the Hungarian Kingdom in 1526 after defeating the Christians at the Battle of Mohács. However, the Ottoman advance was halted after they failed to capture Vienna in 1529. Aside from this, Charles is best known for his role in opposing the Protestant Reformation. In addition to the German Peasants' War against the Empire, several German princes abandoned the Catholic Church and formed the Schmalkaldic League in order to challenge Charles' authority with military force. Unwilling to allow the same religious wars to come to his other domains, Charles pushed for the convocation of the Council of Trent, which began the Counter-Reformation. The Society of Jesus was established by St. Ignacio de Loyola during Charles' reign in order to peacefully and intellectually combat Protestantism, and continental Spain was spared from religious conflict largely by Charles' nonviolent measures. In Germany, although the Lutheran princes were personally defeated by Charles at the Battle of Mühlberg in 1547, he legalized Lutheranism within the Holy Roman Empire with the Peace of Augsburg. Charles also maintained his alliance with Henry VIII of England, despite the latter splitting the Church of England from Rome and violently persecuting Catholics. In the New World, Charles oversaw the Spanish colonization of the Americas, including the conquest of both the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. The rapid Christianization of New Spain was attributed to the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Uncomfortable with how his viceroys were governing the Americas vis-à-vis the Native Americans, Charles consulted figures such as Francisco de Vitoria and Bartolomé de las Casas on the morality of colonization which las Casas vehemently opposed with his Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. Charles V also provided five ships to Ferdinand Magellan and his navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the Portuguese captain was repeatedly turned down by Manuel I of Portugal. The commercial success of Magellan's voyage (the first circumnavigation of the Earth) temporarily enriched Charles by the sale of its cargo of cloves and laid the foundation for the Pacific oceanic empire of Spain, and along with Ruy López de Villalobos, began Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Though always at war, Charles was essentially a lover of peace, and all his wars were virtually defensive. "Not greedy of territory", wrote Marcantonio Contarini in 1536, "but most greedy of peace and quiet. " Charles retired in 1556. The Habsburg Monarchy passed to Charles' younger brother Ferdinand, whereas the Spanish Empire was inherited by his son Philip II. The two empires would remain allies until the 18th century.
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CHARLES QUINT RECU PAR FRANCOIS IER A L'ABBAYE DE SAINT D...
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bishop
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Crowd
- Francis I of France
- Saint-Denis
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- Date:
- 19th century
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COURONNEMENT DU PAPE CELESTIN V (1294)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cardinal (Catholicism)
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Francis I of France
- Man
- Palace
- Pope
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- Date:
- 16th century
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CHARLES-QUINT, EMPEREUR D'ALLEMAGNE (1500-1558)
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- Painting
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- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
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- Date:
- 17th century
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PORTRAIT DE CHARLES QUINT EN COSTUME DE CHEVALIER DE LA T...
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- Painting
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- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Glove
- Hat
- Man
- Portrait
- Sett (paving)
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- 17th century
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CHARLES-QUINT, EMPEREUR D'ALLEMAGNE (1500-1558)
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Frans Francken the Younger
PRESENTATION DE LA SAINTE TUNIQUE A CHARLES QUINT
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- Painting
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- Armour
- Bishop
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Crowd
- Entombment of Christ
- Reliquary
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Christoph Amberger
PORTRAIT DE CHARLES QUINT
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Collar (clothing)
- Glove
- Lace
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret
Charles Quint ramassant le pinceau de Titien
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Titian
CHARLES-QUINT (1500-1558)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Beard
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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CHARLES QUINT
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bonnet (headgear)
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
- Portrait
- Scroll
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Titian
PORTRAIT DE CHARLES QUINT
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
- Order (honour)
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 17th century
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CHARLES QUINT JEUNE (1500-1558)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Hat
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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CHARLES QUINT JEUNE (1500-1558)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Hat
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Frans Francken I
PRISE D'HABIT DE CHARLES QUINT
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Man
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Portrait de Charles-Quint
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Titian
Portrait de Charles Quint
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- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gobelins Manufactory
Les Chasses de l'Empereur Maximilien : Le repas de chasse...
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- Field(s):
- Tapestry
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- Portrayed subject:
- Astrological sign
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Dog
- Forest
- Hunting
- Meal
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Caspar de Crayer
Couronnement de l'empereur Charles Quint à Bologne
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Crowd
- Nobility
- Pope
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- Date:
- 17th century
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Le Titien (Tiziano Vecellio, dit) (Pieve di Cadore,1488/1...
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- Field(s):
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Beard
- Bonnet (headgear)
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Fur
- Portrait
- Titian
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
L'Arétin et l'envoyé de Charles Quint (Ensemble de la com...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Pietro Aretino
- Poetry
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Charles Quint
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Crown (headgear)
- Man
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Antoine-Jean Gros
François Ier et Charles Quint
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bishop
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Courtyard
- Francis I of France
- Saint-Denis
- Tomb
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Portrait de Charles Quint
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Hat
- Man
- Order of the Golden Fleece
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Adriaen Collaert
Vienne défendue contre les Turcs par Charles Quint
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannon
- Cavalry
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Infantry
- Military
- Turkish people
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- Date:
- 16th century
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