victoriaofhannover:Charles V Of The Holy Roman Empire. Charles I Of Castile and Aragon.Charles was b
victoriaofhannover:Charles V Of The Holy Roman Empire. Charles I Of Castile and Aragon.Charles was born as the eldest son of Philip Of Habsburg, Duke of Burgundy and Joanna Of Trastamara, Infanta of Castile and Aragon. His mother Joanna made heiress to the throne of Castile and Aragon, after Queen Isabella´s death Joanna became Queen Of Castile and his son Charles in heir-apparent.In 1506, Charles inherited his father’s Burgundian territories, most notably the Low Countries and Franche-Comté, most of which were fiefs of the German Kingdom (part of the Holy Roman Empire), except his birthplace of Flanders which was still a French fief, a last remnant of what had been a powerful player in the Hundred Years’ War. As he was a minor, his aunt Margaret of Austria (born as Archduchess of Austria and in both her marriages as the Dowager Princess of Asturias and Dowager Duchess of Savoy) acted as regent as appointed by Emperor Maximilian until 1515 and soon she found herself at war with France over the question of Charles’ requirement to pay homage to the French king for Flanders, as his father had done. The outcome was that France relinquished its ancient claim on Flanders in 1528.The death of his grandfather, King Ferdinand II of Aragon on 23 January 1516, his mother Joanna inherited the Crown of Aragon, which consisted of Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia; while Charles became Governor General. Nevertheless, the Flemings wished Charles to assume the royal title, and this was supported by his grandfather the emperor Maximilian I and the Pope Leo X. This way, after the celebration of Ferdinand II’s obsequies on 14 March 1516, Charles was proclaimed king of the crowns of Castile and of Aragon, jointly with his mother. Finally, when the Castilian regent Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros accepted the fait accompli, he acceded to Charles’s desire to be proclaimed king and he imposed his enstatement throughout the kingdom. -- source link
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