Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V (24 February 1500  21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, King of Castile and Aragon from 1516, and Lord of the Low Countries as Duke of Burgundy from 1506.

Philip the Handsome (son of Maximilian I of Austria and Mary of Burgundy) and Joanna the Mad  (daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile) were his parents. He ruled Austria, Spain, Two Sicilies, Sardinia, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.

His Majesty or His Imperial Majesty was first used when he was king. His Empire became large and was known as "in which the sun does not set". He was also known as "The Emperor of Universal Dominion."

He divided his empire between his brother Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II of Spain.

Issue
Charles and Isabella had seven legitimate children, but only three of them survived to adulthood. Charles also had natural children before he married and after he was widowed.
 Name  Portrait  Lifespan  Notes Philip II of Spain 120px 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598 Only surviving son, successor of his father in the Spanish crowns and became king of Portugal. Maria 120px 21 June 1528 –26 February 1603 Married her first cousin Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. Ferdinand 120px 22 November 1529 – 13 July 1530 Died in infancy. Son 120px 29 June 1534 Stillborn. Joanna 120px 24 June 1535 –7 September 1573 Married her first cousin João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. John 120px 19 October 1537 – 20 March 1538 Died in infancy. Son 120px 21 April 1539 Stillborn.

Due to Philip II being a grandson of Manuel I of Portugal through his mother he was in the line of succession to the throne of Portugal, and claimed it after his uncle's death (Henry, the Cardinal-King, in 1580), thus establishing the personal union between Spain and Portugal.

Charles also had six children out of wedlock:

 Infanta Isabella of Castile (20 August 1518 – 1537), perhaps daughter of Charles's maternal step-grandmother, Germaine of Foix,Thomas, The Golden Empire, 38 but strongly disputed by biographer Geoffrey Parker;Parker, Emperor, 545–546 Isabella died at the age of 19, never married, and had no issue.
 Margaret of Austria (1522–1586), daughter of Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, who Charles recognizedThomas, The Golden Empire, 37 a servant of Charles I de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, daughter of Gilles Johann van der Gheynst and wife Johanna van der Caye van Cocamby. Married firstly with Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, and secondly with Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma.
 Joanna of Austria (1522–1530), daughter of Catalina de Rebolledo (or de Xériga), lady-in-waiting of Queen Joanna I of Castile and Aragon or attached to the household of Henry of Nassau. She was brought up in an Augustinian convent in Madrigal de las Altas Torres.
 Tadea of Austria (1523? – ), daughter of Orsolina della Penna. Married to Sinibaldo di Copeschi.Thomas, The Golden Empire, 37–38
 Cornelis de Hooghe (1541-1583), Dutch cartographer
 John of Austria (1547–1578), victor of the Battle of Lepanto, son of Barbara Blomberg.Parker, Geoffrey. Emperor, pp. 400–401, 483–484, 560

Notes

Regnal titles of Charles V

TitleFromToRegnal name40px  Titular Duke of Burgundy  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Duke of Brabant  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Duke of Limburg  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Duke of Lothier  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Duke of Luxemburg  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles III40px  Margrave of Namur  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Count Palatine of Burgundy  25 September 1506  5 February 1556  Charles II40px  Count of Artois  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Count of Charolais  25 September 1506  21 September 1558  Charles II40px  Count of Flanders  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles III40px  Count of Hainault  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Count of Holland  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Count of Zeeland  25 September 1506  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  King of Castile and León  14 March 1516  16 January 1556  Charles I40px  King of Aragon  14 March 1516  16 January 1556  Charles I40px  King of Sicily  14 March 1516  16 January 1556  Charles I (II)40px  Count of Barcelona  14 March 1516  16 January 1556  Charles I40px  King of Naples  14 March 1516  25 July 1554  Charles IV40px  Archduke of Austria  12 January 1519  12 January 1521  Charles I40px  Holy Roman Emperor  28 June 1519  27 August 1556  Charles V40px  King of the Romans  23 October 1520  24 February 1530  Charles V40px  Count of Zutphen  12 September 1543  25 October 1555  Charles II40px  Duke of Guelders  12 September 1543  25 October 1555  Charles III

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