Retirement of Emperor Charles V
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The Retirement of Emperor Charles V refers to the abdication and withdrawal of the powerful Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain from political life in the mid-16th century, when he chose to spend his final years in seclusion at the Monastery of Yuste.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Retirement of Emperor Charles V canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ abdication ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abdication of Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
exhaustion from decades of rule
ⓘ
ill health of Charles V ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | Reign of Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecedes |
Reign of Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Reign of Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Holy Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1557 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abdication of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abdication of Charles V as King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Withdrawal of Charles V to the Monastery of Yuste ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the separation of the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg lines
ⓘ
marked the end of Charles V’s personal rule over a vast European and overseas empire ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Yuste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Charles V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for religious contemplation
ⓘ
wish to retire from political life ⓘ |
| placeOfSeclusion | Monastery of Yuste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Habsburg dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire succession ⓘ Spanish monarchy succession ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Italian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peace of Augsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
division of Habsburg territories
ⓘ
succession of Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ succession of Philip II as King of Spain ⓘ |
| significantYear |
1555
ⓘ
1556 ⓘ 1557 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-16th century ⓘ |
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