Charles V: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Publications dealing with the very numerous documents and sources on Charlesâs life and reign are Karl Lanz, Staatspapiere zur Geschichte Kaiser Karls V. (1845); and William Bradford (ed.), Correspondence of the Emperor Charles V and His Ambassadors at the Courts of England and France (1850; reprinted 1971). Of Charlesâs instructions and testaments, only one document has survived in the original. The secret instructions to Philip, however, set down in 1543 in PalamĂłs, are reproduced in both Spanish and English in Rachael Ball and Geoffrey Parker, CĂłmo ser rey: instrucciones del emperador Carlos V a su hijo Felipe (2014). The âPolitical Testamentâ (Avisos o InstrucciĂłn) of 1548 is found in Prudencio de Sandoval, Historia de la vida y hechos de emperador Carlos V, 3 vol. (1955â56). Another important narrative source is the biography (up to 1551) by Charlesâs court historiographer, Alonso de Santa Cruz, CrĂłnica del emperador Carlos V, 5 vol. (1920â25). Treatments of Charlesâs life include Karl Brandi, The Emperor Charles V: The Growth and Destiny of a Man and of a World-Empire, trans. from German by C.V. Wedgwood (1939, reissued 1980), a classic account based on an extensive study of the sources; Royall Tyler, The Emperor Charles the Fifth (1956); Manuel FernĂĄndez Alvarez, Charles V: Elected Emperor and Hereditary Ruler, trans. from Spanish by J.A. Lalaguna (1975), an introductory political biography; Harald Kleinschmidt, Charles V: The World Emperor (2004); and William S. Maltby, The Reign of Charles V (2002).
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| Invalidated site: Spain Then and Now - Charles V of Spain. Politics. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 20, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Abdication of Charles V. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Holy Roman Empire Association - Holy Roman Emperor Charles V - 1519-1556. | Jan 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Biography of Charles V. | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Biography of Charles V. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of King Charles I. | May 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The World of the Habsburgs - Charles V. | Dec 05, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 09, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 14, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mus?e protestant - Charles the Fifth (1500-1558). | Jan 10, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rijksmuseum - The Netherlands under Charles V. | Jan 10, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Holy Roman Empire Association - Biography of Charles V. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| Replaced expired photograph. | Mar 22, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spain Then and Now - Charles V of Spain. Politics. | Jul 27, 2016 | ||
| Revised article and added cross-references and subsection headings. | Apr 20, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 20, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Charles V. | Nov 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Biography of Charles V. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Biography of Charles V. | Dec 07, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Hyperhistory.net - Biography of Charles V. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Timeline - Biography of Charles V. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Luminarium Encyclopedia - Biography of Charles V. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Charles V. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 21, 2006 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Sep 22, 2006 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 22, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |