Charles the 5th
Holy Roman Emperor
Quick facts
He was most famous for being the holy roman emporor but also part ruled many other places
He was born on February 24 1500He died September 21 1558
He became the holy roman emperor February 24 1530
His predecessor was Maximilian I
His successor was Ferdinand I
Charles 5 Wikipedia
There is a chart of all of his jobs and titles
"Movie trailer"
Watch to 2:22
Early life
He was the oldest son of Phillip the handsome and Johanna the mad in Ghent in 1500.
He learned from lots of different tutors and acquired lots of languages he even had a quote
"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse." He also made the national motto of Spain "plus ultra" or further beyond witch is still the motto today
Mid life/rein
When he was 8 he inherited his dad's territory in burgundy and some of the low lands
And when he was 10 he became prince of Spain
He also became a ruler of some of Italy
Another part of his territory was a lot of France
Then most importantly in 1530 he became the holy roman emperor
Late life
After giving much of his land to his son and other family members and colleagues he retreated to a monastery and that is where he died in 1558
Citations
Wikipidia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor#Heritage_and_early_life>.
Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor#Heritage_and_early_life>.
Also the video on YouTube is from Sid shim