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During the reign of Charles V there were many problems. ...
Charles V was born in Ghent on February 24, 1500. ...
At the age of six Charles inherited the Burgundian realm, at the death of his father. ... Charles inherited a great number of lands and had a created an empire far exceeded those of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne. (Britannica Encyclopedia 109)
Charles main religious problem was the Protestant movement. At the time when Charles became emperor, Germany was being shaken up by the teachings of Martin Luther. Luther was the first challenge of Charles V. Charles came from a background of protectors of the Catholic faith and he was willing to do the same. ... Here Charles V gave him a chance to defend his thesis. ... Charles declared war on Protestantism. ... In 1530 Charles held a diet at Augsburg to discuss the religious problem. ... Fearful of Charles demands, eight princes and eleven imperial cites all of which Lutheran, formed a defensive alliance against the emperor known as the Schmalkaldic League. ... Charles fled before the Protestants. ... Charles hope for religious unity throughout the empire had been shattered. (The House of Habsburg 102)
Charles main political struggle was with France and the Turks. In about 1521 Charles V attention was drawn from Germany to France. ...
Charles, allied with Henry VIII of England and Charles Duke of Bourbon, defeated and captured Francis I at the battle of Pavia in 1525.
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