Charles V Elected Emperor and Hereditary Ruler
Author: Manuel Fernandez Alvarez, J. A. Lalaguna (Translator)

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(24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558)

Contents:    

Beginnings --

First meeting with Spain --

The imperial election --

Guiding principles and economic realities --

The establishment of Charles V's rule in Castile --

The peacemaker of Italy --

The defence of Vienna --

The western Mediterranean: changing fortunes --

Under the flag of friendship with France --

Plans for a victory in the north --

The imperial succession --

The last years in the Netherlands --

Return to Spain --

Retreat in Yuste.  « less