And so it was that an exhausted Charles V abdicated in October 1555 as Lord of the Netherlands, followed by abdication of his many other crowns, including the office of the Holy Roman Emperor ...

International chocolate is vastly different from what you find in the U.S. Here are 16 of the best treats you can find ...

Collectively, the works commemorate Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's victory over French King ... eventually gives way to what becomes her signature style in "Weariness (Lassitude)" (1927), which ...

The Emperor Charles chimney in the Liberty of Bruges Museum (Brugse Vrije) has been successfully restored. The historic fireplace dates from the 16th century, but deathwatch beetles were literally ...

The Schmalkaldic War, which occurred from 1546 to 1547, was a conflict between forces allied with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maurice, Duke of Saxony, against the Lutheran Schmalkaldic ...

For anyone trying to make sense of the situation on the continent, with Emperor Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire, and the pope, Kirsten Claiden-Yardley shed some light. “When Henry VIII declared ...

The personal union of the European and American territories of Charles V was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets". More about Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ...

This week marks the anniversary of when Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, a royal known for his opposition to the Protestant Reformation, abdicated his throne, retiring to a monastery in Spain. A king of ...

The following pages highlight anniversaries of memorable events that occurred this week in Christian history. They include the abdication of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the birth of Georg Spalatin, ...

The 16-century castle built for Charles V Holy Roman Emperor located near Naples made it on Italy´s list of 33 sites owned by the defence ministry to be sold in November 2024. The palatial residence ...