The ambition and accomplishment of Charles V: “In late 1555 Charles V ... Charles had come into his inheritance. Co-ruler of Spain with his mother, he was also Holy Roman Emperor: Maximilian ...

But at this time, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was also king of Spain. And along with Spain also came regions of the Netherlands and the Low Countries. So because he was king of Spain and Holy ...

The Habsburgs were an influential European dynasty that ruled much of the continent for centuries, and to keep their power and money within the family, they frequently intermarried. King Charles II of ...