Timeline: Carlos I

1500

He was born in Ghent, Flanders, on February 24.
He is baptized on March 7 in the Cathedral of Saint Bavo.

1501

His parents Felipe and Juana leave for Spain, staying in the care of Margarita de York.

1506

Felipe and Juana set out again for Spain to claim the crown of Castile after the death of Isabel la Católica. That same year, Felipe died prematurely and Juana, considered a madwoman, was locked up in a convent in Tordesillas by her father Fernando.

1515

Carlos's coming of age is declared, being named Lord of the Netherlands, ending the regency of Margarita.

1516

On January 22 he is appointed by his grandfather, Fernando II of Aragon, governor and administrator of the Kingdoms of Castilla y León, on behalf of Juana I and the Crown of Aragon.
On January 23, King Ferdinand II dies.
On March 21, Carlos sent a letter to the Council of Castile informing him of his decision to appoint himself King.
In April, Cardinal Cisneros communicates the royal title by Castile.

Feb 9, 1518

1518

The Cortes of Castile swears Carlos as king along with his mother Juana.

1519

On April 16, he was sworn in in the Cortes of Aragon with Juana.
On June 28, Carlos is elected King of Romans, becoming sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire.

1519

1519 - 1523

In Aragon the conflict of the Germanías takes place.

1520

1520 - 1522

In Castile, the War of the Communities of Castile occurs.

1521

1521 - 1526

First war against Francis I of France.

1521

Hernán Cortés conquers the Mexica Empire, giving rise to the Kingdom of New Spain.

1522

Juan Sebastián Elcano goes around the world for the first time and Spanish sovereignty over the archipelagos of the Philippines and the Marianas begins.

1526