Charles v Biography

                          

                 BIOGRAPHY

Charles V was the son of (Prince of Habsburg) Philip I the Handsome and Juana of Trastámara. Is not expected to inherit the Iberian crowns. The last heir of his four grandparents, he inherited all of his family's domains at a young age.

He born in Flanders (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, from (1519-1556) Was the King of Spain (1516-1556) and Lord of the Netherlands as Titular Duke of Burgundy(1506-1555)

He was heir and then head of the nascent House of Habsburg. His domains in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, which stretched from Germany to northern Italy with direct rule over hereditary lands.

He oversaw the Spanish colonization of the Americas as the German colonization.

 Charles V married Isabel of Portugal, born in Lisbon in 1503. She was the second daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and his second wife Maria of Aragon and Castile (aunt of Charles V, therefore Charles and Isabella were cousins). She married Charles V in 1526, this marriage was very important for the Hispanic monarchy from the economic point of view, since Isabella brought a large dowry. Although the marriage was for political reasons, it is said that they were a happy couple, and after Isabella's death in 1539 due to the birth of her last child, who also died, Charles did not remarry. Isabella was not Queen of Spain, as the incumbent and owner was still alive, Joanna the Mad (she would die in 1555). However, she acted as governor of the Spanish kingdoms during her husband's travels in Europe.

Charles and Isabella had a total of six children:

                                          THE FAMILY OF CHARLES THE V

His wife

1.Philip II of Spain

2.Maria of Austria and Portugal.

3.Fernando (he died one year later)

4.Juana of Austria.

5.Juan (he died before he was a year old)

6.Juan ( died that same day, and as a result of her childbirth, her mother Isabel also died)