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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
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21 September 1558 (aged 58)
Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain
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  • Margaret
    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
    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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    Philip I of Castile · Father · 1478-1506 · King of Castile, Archduke of Austria & Duke of Burgundy info
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Joanna of Castile and Philip I of Castile · m. 1496

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