Charles V

Born, raised, and educated in Flanders, Charles V became, at fifteen years old, the first King of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre. Grandson of Maximilian of Hapsburg, from whom he would inherit the title of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he fought tirelessly to bring unity to the vast territories of his empire, freeing them from the feuds of the Middle Ages and attempting to join them under a single religion. This book makes us familiar with the story of this complex, tenacious man, whose reign brought Spain, Europe, and much of America into the modern age.