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Charles V Biography Made by Taylor Bare Teacher: Mrs Sharon Pedro Due date: 30th August 1 Introduction Charles the fifth was the holy roman Emperor and King of Spain. He ruled from 1516 to 1556 when he decided to give up rule. Charles was born on the 24th of February an...

Charles V Biography Made by Taylor Bare Teacher: Mrs Sharon Pedro Due date: 30th August 1 Introduction Charles the fifth was the holy roman Emperor and King of Spain. He ruled from 1516 to 1556 when he decided to give up rule. Charles was born on the 24th of February and he was the first male born in his family. Childhood Charles the fifth was born on the 24th of February on the year 1500. Charles the fifth was born in Ghent, Flanders that is now inside of Belgium. Charles’s parents were Philip the handsome and Joanna of Castile. Charles one was the second one born in his family having five other siblings. Charles’s siblings were Eleanor of Austria, (who the oldest) Isabella, Ferdinand, Mary, and Catherine. Charles the fifth was born into the highest social class possible which was royalty. Six years after Charles birth in the year 1506 Charles’s father died. Charles the fifth was taken care of by his paternal aunt. Inheritance When Charles the fifth turned fifteen in 1515, he became the duke of Burgundy, and he began to rule over the Netherlands. In 1516 Ferdinand II died and in Ferdinand’s will it stated Charles the fifth and Charle’s mother would govern in Aragon and Castile. Charles’s mother had a range of different mental diseases making her unfit to rule. Adulthood and Married life Charles married once at the age of twenty-six which was late by the standards of that time. Charles eventually chose to marry his cousin Isabella of Portugal. They got married in 1526. Charles wife was pregnant seven times but only three survived childbirths. Charles also had more children with other people outside his marriage. Accomplishments On the morning of 24 of February 1525 the battle of Pavia started. In this battle Charles and his army wiped out, destroyed the French army and forced his rival Fransis the first to sign the Treaty of Madrid. Charles was able to capture and imprison his rival Francis the first, king of France. Francis was forced to stay in captivity until the Treaty of Madrid was signed and finished but when Francis was released in 1526, he told his people that he refused to make it official, and he joined the League of Cognac to try and dethrone Charles. Retirement Charles decided to give up rule in 1556 forty years after he became king of Spain. He gave his son Philip rule over Spain and the Netherland. He gave his of Holy Roman Emperor to his brother Frederick. The reason Charles is not exactly known but multiple sources say that it could have been because of his gout and in a few writings found written by Charles it says that he feels the toll of years’ worth of wars. Charles gathered a group of friends and retired into a nice villa where he would eventually die. Death 2 On the 21 Sep 1558 at the Monastery of Yuste Charles V died to malaria. His wife died years earlier to a stillbirth on first of May 1539 and Charles never remarried. He died at the age of fifty-eight and his son Philip makes a massive funeral on the streets of Brussels. Charles was buried at Basilica of Saint-Denis, and he was buried with his wife Isabella of Portugal. Legacy Charles left behind a ruling that stretched from Europe in Spain, a bit of rule over in Italy and rule over the Netherlands. He also left behind his sons and daughters as he had many children in and out of his marriage. Charles also left behind his rule over the low countries and gave them to Philip as well as Spanish territories. Conclusion In conclusion, Charles the fifth was a great king who instated rule over different countries and had a wonderful family with his oldest Philip taking rule over him and taking over the low countries Spanish territories and the title of holy Roman emperor went to Charles’s brother. Charles lived a wonderful life and was a great King. 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