Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, known as "the Caesar", son of Joanna I of Castile and Philip I the Handsome, and grandson on his father's side of Maximilian I of Habsburg and Mary of Burgundy and on his mother's side of the Catholic Monarchs, was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire upon the death of his grandfather Maximilian in 1519.
He reigned together with his mother—the latter only nominally—in all the kingdoms and territories of Spain under the name of Charles I from 1516 until 1556, thus uniting for the first time in one person the Crowns of Castile—the Kingdom of Navarre and Aragon
Charles I of Spain and V of Germany was known in his time as "THE Emperor" since no king had ever managed to gather such an immense empire under his command.
He brought together in his person the territories inherited from the quadruple heritage of his grandparents: Habsburg (Maximilian I), Burgundian (Mary of Burgundy), Aragonese (Ferdinand the Catholic), and Castilian (Isabella the Catholic).
After so many wars and conflicts, Charles V entered a phase of reflection: about himself, about life and his experiences, and also about the state of Europe.
Charles V began to realize that Europe was heading towards being governed by new princes, who, in the name of maintaining their own States, did not minimally attempt to alter the political-religious balance within each of them. His conception of the Empire had passed and Spain was consolidating as a hegemonic power.
He retired to the Monastery of Yuste where he remained for a year and a half in retirement, away from cities and political life, and accompanied by the Order of the Hieronymites who spiritually guided the monarch until his last days. On September 21, 1558, he died of malaria. The coffin of Charles I is located in the Royal Crypt of the Monastery of El Escorial, known as the Pantheon of the Kings.
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