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'''Charles V''' ([[Ghent]], February 24, 1500 - Cuacos de Yuste, September 21, 1558) was the grandson of King [[Ferdinand]] of [[Aragon]]. On his grandfather's death he became the next king of [[Spain]] in 1516 (He took the title Charles I). When the Holy Roman Emperor [[Maximilian]] died, Charles was elected to succeed him in 1519.  Charles oversaw the trial of [[Martin Luther]]. 

Charles upheld [[Cortes]]’s claims to New Spain and supported the conquest of the Americas. He also commissioned [[Magellan]]’s Journey in which he circumnavigated the globe. During his reign, Spain financed the conquest, and colonization of [[Peru]] and [[Mexico]]. 

In 1556 Charles abdicated and went to live in a monastery. He lived there until his death in September 1558.

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[[Category:Spanish History]]
[[Category:Spanish Empire]]

[[Category:Age of Exploration]]