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1519 : Charles elected Holy Roman emperor
Charles I of Spain, who by birth already held sway over much of
Europe and Spanish America, is elected the successor of his late
grandfather, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Charles, who was
also the grandson of Ferdinand II and Isabella of Spain, had
bribed the princes of Germany to vote for him, defeating such
formidable candidates as King Henry VIII of England, King Francis
I of France, and Frederick the Wise, the duke of Saxony.
Crowned as Emperor Charles V, the new Holy Roman emperor sought
to unite the many kingdoms under his rule in the hope of creating
a vast, universal empire. However, his hopes were thwarted by the
Protestant Reformation in Germany, a lifelong dynastic struggle
with King Francis, and the advance of the Ottoman Turks into
Europe. In 1558, after nearly four decades as Holy Roman emperor,
Charles abdicated the throne in favor of his brother, Ferdinand.
He had already granted much of the other European territory under
his rule to his son Philip.
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