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Carlos V
The beginning of his reigns
Isabella and Joana
Carlos I, Juana’s eldest son, inherited a vast patrimony
Isabella the Catholic died and her daughter Juana ascended the throne of Castilla
She was married to Felipe I Duke of Burgundy
Felipe died suddenly and Juana was declared unfit to govern due to an alleged mental illness
Castilla was experiencing an economic crisis and Carlos used the taxes collected to finance his appointment as Holy Roman Emperor
This create the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1520
King's representatives and the high nobility who supported him defeated the comuneros at the Battle of Villalar
The bourgeoisie and peasants rose up against the nobility in Valencia and Mallorca
This is known as the Revolt of the Brotherhoods
The wars of Carlos V
Against France
Therefore, the king of France, waged several wars against the Emperor
The French king was defeated at the Battle of Pavia and Carlos conquered the Duchy of Milan
Francis I made alliances to weaken the power of the Emperor:
The Italian states
The Ottoman Empire
The Protestant princes
Against the Ottoman Empire
The Turk Barbarossa controlled the Western Mediterranean from Algiers
Suleiman the Magnificent began to expand his empire
The Christian fleet was also defeated and the Ottomans maintained control of the Mediterranean Sea
Against the German Protestant princes
Emperor fought the Protestant princes in the Schmalkaldic War
Defeated them in Mülberg
Hostilities resumed in 1552 and Carlos V signed the Peace of Augsburg in 1555
