When Charles V assumed the throne in 1519, the nineteen‑year‑old Habsburg suddenly controlled one of the most sprawling ...

The sack by mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor devastated Rome physically, spiritually, and culturally. It wasn’t just the destruction of a city, but a symbolic implosion of ...

Charles V, king of Spain and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled over vast regions of central and western Europe and the Americas for much of the first half of the sixteenth century. This ...

Prof. Parker (Ohio State), the well-known specialist in Spanish and early modern military history, follows up his impressive Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II with this thick biography of that ...

Nancy (France) (AFP) – A team of researchers has cracked a five century-old code which reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V.

This is Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor also the Duke of Burgundy who reigned from 1500 - 1550.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Photograph of a print of an etching ...