Charles V = emperor of Holy Roman Empire (jan 1, 1519 – dec 31, 1556)
Description:
when elected, was 19yo Habsburg princeThrough 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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Date:
jan 1, 1519
dec 31, 1556
~ 38 years