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1500
Carlos I is born
On February 24, 1500, Charles I of Spain and V of Germany were born in Ghent. Son of Juana I of Castile «la Loca» and Felipe II of Aragon «el Hermoso» and grandson of the Catholic Monarchs -
1500
He is baptized on March 7 in the Cathedral of Saint Bavo
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1501
His parents leave for Spain
His parents Felipe and Juana leave for Spain, staying in the care of Margarita de York -
1506
The parents claim the crown of Castile
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 de ella. -
1515
Coming of age of Carlos I
Carlos's coming of age is declared, being named Lord of the Netherlands, ending the regency of Margarita. -
1516
He is appointed governor and administrator of the Kingdoms of Castilla y León
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 (incapacitated) and the Crown of Aragon -
1516
He is named King
On March 21, Carlos sent a letter to the Council of Castile informing him of his decision to appoint himself King. -
1516
The death of Ferdinand II Catholic
After the death of his maternal grandfather Fernando II Catholic, he inherited the unified crowns of Castile and Aragon. -
1519
Carlos is elected king of Romans
On June 28, Charles is elected King of Romans, becoming sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Period: 1519 to 1523
In Aragon the conflict of the Germanías takes place
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Period: 1520 to 1522
War of the Communities of Castile
In Castile, the War of the Communities of Castile takes place -
Period: 1521 to 1526
First war against Francis I of France
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1526
He marries Isabel of Portugal
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Period: 1526 to 1529
Second war against Francis I of France
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1527
His son Felipe II is born
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1528
His daughter Maria is born
Mary, once installed in Vienna, became Queen of Bohemia and the Romans, Queen of Hungary and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
As a result of the marriage between María and Maximiliano, 15 children were born.
In 1582 after the death of her husband, she returned to Spain. She with her daughter Margarita retired to the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid where she died on February 26, 1603. -
1529
His son Fernando is born
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1535
His daughter Juana is born
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Period: 1535 to 1538
Third war against Francis I of France
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1539
His son Juan is born
Juana was the regent of Spain. Juana gives birth to a posthumous son to the Portuguese king. It occurs on January 20, 1554 and the child receives the name of Sebastián.
On July 12, 1554 Juana arrived in Spain to take care of the regency of the kingdom.
In 1557 she founded the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid. She knew how to perfectly play the role of her regent and that she was of great help in political affairs for her brother, Felipe II.
She died on September 7, 1573. -
Period: 1542 to 1544
Fourth war against Francis I of France
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1547
The Battle of Mühlberg
The Battle of Mühlberg occurred on April 24, 1547 in the German city of the same name, located on the banks of the Elbe River. It was the warlike confrontation that put an end to the Schmalkalden War, a conflict that arose between the army of the Emperor Charles V of Habsburg and the Schmalkalden League. -
1555
The Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg was an agreement that was reached in Germany on September 25, 1555, at the hands of the Holy Roman Empire. The agreement sought to achieve peace between Lutheranism and Catholicism, two religions with different principles and whose believers had caused internal conflicts within the Empire. -
1558
The death of Charles I
On September 21, 1558, Carlos I of Spain and V of Germany died in the monastery of Yuste, the place where the monarch who dominated the world decided to spend his last years of life, after the abdications of Brussels, after which his brother Fernando was in command of the Germanic Empire and his son Felipe II took possession of the kingdom of Spain and the possessions of the New World.
