Carlos V
Carlos I, Juana’s eldest son, inherited a vast patrimony.
This was ruled by his grandfather Ferdinand ‘the Catholic’ and Cardinal Cisneros until his arrival in Spain.
beginning of the regin
Carlos was born in the Flemish city of Ghent in 1500
his is where he lived until he went to Castilla in 1517, so he did not speak Spanish
nobility
upset the Castilian nobility, who viewed the monarch as a foreigner
Castilla was experiencing an economic crisis and Carlos used the taxes collected to finance his appointment as Holy Roman Emperor
This provoked the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520
in which the lower nobility and bourgeoisie in some cities rose up against the government
the king's representatives and the high nobility who supported him defeated the comuneros at the Battle of Villalar
1521
At the same time
bourgeoisie and peasants rose up against the nobility in Valencia and Mallorca
This is known as the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
1519-1523
wars
Against France
This kingdom was surrounded by Carlos V's territories
the king of France Francis I waged several wars against the Emperor
first one
french king was defeated at the Battle of Pavia (1525) and Carlos conquered the Duchy of Milan
Francis I made alliances
Against the Ottoman Empire
sultan Suleiman the Magnificent began to expand his empire
1529
he attacked Vienna but the city resisted
Turk Barbarossa controlled the Western Mediterranean from Algiers
Emperor's troops conquered Tunisia
1535
Against the German Protestant princes
Emperor fought the Protestant princes in the Schmalkaldic War
1546-1547
defeated them in Mülberg
hostilities resumed
1552
Carlos V signed the Peace of Augsburg
1555