Childhood & Early LifeĬharles V was born on 24 February 1500 in Ghent, Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands, as the eldest son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile. He then retired to a monastery where he spent the final years of his life. Already inflicted with numerous health issues, Charles V gradually abdicated all his positions in favour of his son Philip II and brother Ferdinand I. Many major conflicts took place during his reign, most notably the Habsburg-Valois Wars with France and conflicts with the German princes resulting from the Protestant Reformation. His empire was so vast and extensive that it became one of the first to be described as "the empire on which the sun never sets." Even though he was a very powerful emperor and a much respected figure, he struggled to properly manage his vast empire and defend his territories from the increasing Ottoman and French pressure, even facing hostility from the pope. He also brought under his reign the Spanish colonies in the Americas and Asia. During his reign he consolidated vast territories in western, central, and southern Europe and brought them under his rule.
He ruled over the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1519, along with the Habsburg Netherlands from 1506. Charles V was the Holy Roman Emperor, as well as the King of the Romans and King of Italy.
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