Charles V ppt final - sandestrange

January 5, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: History, World History
Share Embed Donate


Short Description

Download Charles V ppt final - sandestrange...

Description

Bibliography Born at Ghent, 1500; died at Yuste, in Spain, 1558; was a descendant of the house of Hapsburg

Charles was the son of Philip, Duke of Burgundy, by Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and Burgundy was the first heritage to which he at his led, on his fathers death in 1506.

Bibliography cont. As he was a minor at that time, his aunt, Margaret of Austria, undertook the regency for him.

His fathers chief was in charge of the princes household.

Growing up

Like many princes of his house, Charles V developed slowly, showing no signs of a strong will. But he grew up to be a man of power ruling two countries.

The ending of his royal titles In 1553 the accession of Mary Tudor to the throne of England suddenly excited his hope that he might extend his influence in that kingdom. Mary Tudor was ready to marry his son Philip, and in 1554 this alliance became a fact.

The marriage When their marriage proved childless, the emperor gave up the fight and decided to turn over the conclusion of peace to Philip and Ferdinand. Ferdinand insisted that the authority of princes in the empire, as settled be the agreement of Passan, should belegally recognized by a decree of the Diet, and the equality of the Catholic and Lutheran religions accepted. -This was done at Augsburg in 1555.

After the decree Shortly after the final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, in 1555, Charles convened the Estates of the Netherlands, and in their presence transferred the government to Philip.

• Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis, Anthony Esler, Burton F. Beers. World History: Connections to Today. New Jersey, 2003. • www.rijksmuseum.nl • Qed.princeton.edu • Louisianalineagelegacies.blogspot.com • Library.thinkquest.org • History.howstuffworks.com • www.map-of-spain.co.uk

View more...

Comments

Copyright � 2017 NANOPDF Inc.
SUPPORT NANOPDF