Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

(1500-1558)

Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556

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Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (Castile and Aragon) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg during the first half of the 16th century. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with direct rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and the Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its southern Italian possessions of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia. He oversaw both the continuation of the long-lasting Spanish colonization of the Americas and the short-lived German colonization of the Americas. The personal union of the European and American territories of Charles V was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".

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Born	Charles of Spain 24 February 1500 Ghent, Belgium
Died	21 September 1558 (aged 58) Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain
Zodiac	Pisces
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Johanna Maria van der Gheynst 1500-1541 · Mistress of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor info edit

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Isabella of Portugal 1503-1539 · Holy Roman Empress from 1530 to 1539 · m. 1526 info edit

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Barbara Blomberg 1527-1597 · German singer and mistress of Charles V info edit

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Margaret info 1st child with Johanna Maria van der Gheynst Female b. 28 Dec 1522 · Age: 502 · 1522- · Celebrity Baby

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Philip II of Spain info 2nd child with Isabella of Portugal Male b. 21 May 1527 d. 13 Sep 1598 · Age: 71 (at death) · 1527-1598 · King of Spain and Portugal

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John info 3rd child with Isabella of Portugal Male b. 22 Mar 1528 · Age: 497 · 1528- · Celebrity Baby

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Maria info 4th child with Isabella of Portugal Female b. 21 Jun 1529 · Age: 496 · 1529- · Celebrity Baby

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Ferdinand info 5th child with Isabella of Portugal Male b. 19 Oct 1534 · Age: 490 · 1534- · Celebrity Baby

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Joanna info 6th child with Isabella of Portugal Female b. 24 Jun 1535 · Age: 490 · 1535- · Celebrity Baby

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John info 7th child with Isabella of Portugal Male b. 30 Apr 1539 · Age: 486 · 1539- · Celebrity Baby

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John info 8th child with Barbara Blomberg Male b. 24 Feb 1547 · Age: 478 · 1547- · Celebrity Baby

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Parents

Philip I of Castile · Father · 1478-1506 · King of Castile, Archduke of Austria & Duke of Burgundy info

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Joanna of Castile · Mother · 1479-1555 · Queen of Castile and Aragon info

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Joanna of Castile and Philip I of Castile · m. 1496

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Eleanor of Austria · Older Sister · 1498-1558 · Queen consort of Portugal info

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Isabella of Austria · Younger Sister · 1501-1526 · Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, Infanta of Spain info

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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor · Younger Brother · 1503-1564 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1556 to 1564 info

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Mary · Younger Sister · 1505- · Celebrity Baby info

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Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal · Younger Sister · 1507-1578 · Queen of Portugal from 1525 to 1557 info

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