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The Holy Roman Empire

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  • Feb 22, 1489

    1489

    Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Henry VII join to support the Bretons in the Treaty of Dordrecht
  • Feb 22, 1496

    1496

    Philip, marries Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.
  • Feb 22, 1516

    1516

    Ferdinand II dies causing Spain to become part of the Habsburg Empire, under the ruling of Charles V.
  • Feb 22, 1519

    1519

    Charles V becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Feb 22, 1520

    1520

    Charles V and Pope Leo X criticize Martin Luther and his comments on Catholicism.
  • Feb 22, 1555

    1555

    Charles V legalizes the practice of Lutheranism. Charles V resigns, divides his lands between his sons, Philip II and Ferdinand I.
  • Feb 22, 1558

    1558

    Charles V dies.