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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

1500 - 1558

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Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. In the Americas, he oversaw the continuation of Spanish colonization and a short-lived German colonization. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor is the 67th most popular politician (down from 48th in 2019), the most popular biography from Belgium and the most popular Belgian Politician.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, is most famous for being the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and for his role in the Protestant Reformation.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 67 out of 19,576. Before him are William III of England, James II of England, Pompey, Darius the Great, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Kim Jong-il. After him are Attila, Maria Theresa, Osman I, Marcus Aurelius, Maximilien Robespierre, and Musa I of Mali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Mahidevran, Rüstem Pasha, Benvenuto Cellini, Wu Cheng'en, Fatma Sultan, Hernando de Soto, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gülfem Hatun, Bartolomeo Eustachi, John of Ávila, and Al-Mutawakkil III. Among people deceased in 1558, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Mary I of England, Hurrem Sultan, Mary of Hungary, Eleanor of Austria, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Clément Janequin, Robert Recorde, Johannes Bugenhagen, Reginald Pole, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Anna van Egmont.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1 out of 1,190. After him are Pepin the Short (715), Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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