Carolus V
17 May 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
In the footsteps of Charles V Brussels is a city with a fascinating past and present. And there are countless ways of exploring it. In the recent past, you can approach it through Art Nouveau or Surrealism. In the present, Comic Strip may appeal, as...
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Divers lieux à Bruxelles - Divers lieux à Bruxelles 1000 Bruxelles 1000
Some see this emperor as the forerunner of European unity. But let’s not exaggerate; he waged war three times against François I (Francis I), King of France. His relations with HenryVIII, King of England, were no less tormy. And the fight against the Protesta,t princes dominated his German policy.
But that didn’t prevent François I, Henry VIII and Charles V from being the three sovereigns who, during their reigns, saw Europe move from the Middle Ages into the Modern Era. And of the three, he was the most powerful. He was ruler of the Holy Empire, of the Burgundian territories, of Southern Italy and of the various Spanish states. His colonies ensured that he “reigned over an empire on which the sun never set”.
