Charles I of Spain

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Charles I of Spain, also known as Charles V, was a 16th-century Habsburg monarch who ruled an expansive global empire as King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor.


Statements (79)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of Spain
human
member of the House of Habsburg
monarch
abdicationDateAsHolyRomanEmperor 1556
abdicationDateAsKingOfSpain 1556-01-16
alsoKnownAs Carlos I de España
Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Karl V.
birthDate 1500-02-24
birthPlace County of Flanders
Ghent
Habsburg Netherlands
burialPlace El Escorial
child Joanna of Austria
John of Austria (the Elder)
Maria of Austria
Philip II of Spain
coronationDateAsHolyRomanEmperor 1530-02-24
coronationPlaceAsHolyRomanEmperor Bologna
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1558-09-21
deathPlace Crown of Castile
Extremadura
Monastery of Yuste
era 16th century
father Philip I of Castile
givenName Charles
house House of Habsburg
languageSpoken Dutch
French
German
Spanish
mother Joanna of Castile
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
notableFor abdication and division of his realms between Philip II and Ferdinand I
conflicts with Francis I of France
conflicts with the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent
role in the Protestant Reformation
ruling a vast transcontinental empire in Europe and the Americas
politicalIdeology Catholic monarchy
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Duke of Burgundy
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Aragon
King of Castile
King of Naples
King of Sicily
King of Spain
Lord of the Netherlands
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsKingOfCastile Joanna of Castile
regnalName Charles I of Spain
Charles V
reignEnd 1556-01-16
reignEndAsHolyRomanEmperor 1556
reignStart 1516-01-23
reignStartAsHolyRomanEmperor 1519
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Catherine of Austria
Eleanor of Austria
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Isabella of Austria
Mary of Hungary
spouse Isabella of Portugal
successor Philip II of Spain
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
territoryRuled Duchy of Milan
Habsburg Netherlands
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Spain
Spanish America
Spanish Philippines


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