His apartment in the monestary consisted only of six rooms, four of them in the form of friars' cells, with naked walls; the other two, each twenty
Charles V’s Final Actions
As soon as Charles had finished this long address to his subjects and to their new sovereign, he sank into the chair, exhausted and ready to faint
Charles V Formally Abdicates
Charles then rose from his seat, and leaning on the shoulder of the Prince of Orange, because he was unable to stand without support, he addressed
Why Charles V Abdicated
Charles had been attacked early in life with the gout; and, notwithstanding all the precautions of the most skilful physicians, the violence of the
What the Augsburg Diet Decided
Such are the capital articles in this famous recess, which is the basis of religious peace in Germany, and the bond of union among its various states
Why Charles V Convened the Imperial Diet
The members of the Diet readily agreed to Ferdinand's proposal of taking the state of religion into consideration previous to any other
The Peace of Augsburg and the Abdication of Charles V
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Charles V’s Brother Ferdinand at the Meeting.IntroductionCharles V as