Charles V = emperor of Holy Roman Empire (1 ene 1519 año – 31 dic 1556 año)

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when elected, was 19yo Habsburg prince

Through a series of well calculated marriages, offspring inherited a bunch of land → by the time Charles V was in power (1519), was heir to vast/diverse collection of states that were v hard to govern; believed it was his duty to maintain political/religious unity of western christendom

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