Counts of Zeeland - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip I of Castile, Charles the Bold, Mary of Burgundy, Philip the Good, Jacqueline (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip I of Castile, Charles the Bold, Mary of Burgundy, Philip the Good, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Hainault, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Robert I, Count of Flanders, William II, Duke of Bavaria, John II, Count of Holland, William I, Count of Hainaut, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, William II, Count of Hainaut, Richard of Flanders, Guy of Namur. Excerpt: Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, German: Karl V., Italian: Carlo Quinto, Dutch: Karel V, French: Charles Quint; 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 Trastamara of Crown of Castile-Leon & Aragon-he ruled over extensive domains in Central, Western, and Southern Europe; and the Spanish colonies in North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Charles was the eldest son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile. 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-Leon 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, ...