Charles V Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Rule of Artois

Under the Treaty of Madrid Francis surrenders Burgundy, Artois & Flanders to Charles V

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Rule of Burgundy

Under the Treaty of Madrid Francis surrenders Burgundy, Artois & Flanders to Charles V

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Rule of Flanders

Under the Treaty of Madrid Francis surrenders Burgundy, Artois & Flanders to Charles V

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Treaty of Madrid

Under the Treaty of Madrid Francis surrenders Burgundy, Artois & Flanders to Charles V. Under the Treaty of Madrid Francis gives up all claims in Italy

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Capture of Artois

Gains Flanders from France. Gains Artois from France

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Capture of Burgundy

Gains Burgundy from France

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Holy Roman Empire

Gains Flanders from France. Gains Artois from France

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Holy Roman Empire

Gains Burgundy from France

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

League of Cognac

Francis I renounces the Treaty of Madrid as it was made under duress

Role range: 1519-1556

Marriage

Marries Isabella of Portugal

Role range: 1519-1558

Treaty of Cognac

Allies Rome, Venice, the Pope & France against Charles V

Role range: 1519-1556

Declaration of War

Allied with the Pope, Bavaria & Protestant Princes

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1558

Holy Roman Empire

Allied with the Pope, Bavaria & Protestant Princes

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1558

Invasion of Hungary

Turkey captures most of Hungary

Role range: 1519-1556

Declaration of War

Fought between the Habsburg Charles V, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, & the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan & Florence

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Invasion of Lombardy

The League of Cognac quickly seizes Lodi, but Imperial troops march into Lombardy and soon force Sforza to abandon Milan

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

League of Cognac

Shocked by the defeat of the French in the Italian War of 1521, Clement, together with the Republic of Venice, organizes an alliance to drive the Habsburg powers and the Holy Roman Empire-from Italy. Fought between the Habsburg Charles V, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, & the League of Cognac, an alliance including France, Pope Clement VII, the Republic of Venice, England, the Duchy of Milan & Florence

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Siege of Milan

The League of Cognac quickly seizes Lodi, but Imperial troops march into Lombardy and soon force Sforza to abandon Milan

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Alliance League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V

The Alliance of the League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V

Siege of Rome

The Alliance of the League of Cognac is defeated by Charles V. Rome & the Vatican are sacked by German Lutheran forces & a council is called. Clement VII & Charles V sign a truce. Clement VII begs Charles V but it is too late to save Rome

Invasion of Rome

Francesco Guicciardini, in command of the Papal armies, proves unable to resist and when the Duke of Bourbon is killed, his underpaid army sack the city, forcing the Pope to flee. Charles V gathers a force of landsknechts under Georg Frundsberg and a Spanish army under Charles of Bourbon, the two forces combine at Piacenza and advance on Rome

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Diet

Princes are not allowed to decide the religious allegiance of their states. At the 2nd Diet of Speyer the Imperial decree of the 1st Diet is repealed

Role range: 1519-1556

Peace

Makes peace with Pope Clement VII

Role range: 1519-1556

Treaty of Barcelona

Signs a Treaty with Pope Clement VII settling their differences. Francis surrenders his rights to Artois, Flanders, and Tournai, and is obliged to pay a ransom of two million golden ducatsbefore his sons were to be released

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Marriage

Influences his nephew Clement VII in refusing to annul Henry VIIIs marriage

Role range: 1519-1556

Treaty of Barcelona

The final Treaty, signed on August 5, removes France from the war, leaving Venice, Florence, and the Pope alone against Charles

Role range: 1526-1530 – 1519-1556

Coronation

Spains Carlos I is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Pope Clement VII in the last coronation of a German King by a Pope

Role range: 1519-1556

Confession of Augsburg

Recognizes the Augsburg Confession & the Catholic faith

Role range: 1519-1556

Diet

The Protestants aly with Charles V against the Turks. States that the religion of the ruler becomes the religion of the state. Recognizes the Augsburg Confession & the Catholic faith. Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants. Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire

Role range: 1519-1556

Holy Roman Empire

Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants. Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire

Role range: 1519-1556

Reformation, The

The Protestants aly with Charles V against the Turks. States that the religion of the ruler becomes the religion of the state. Recognizes the Augsburg Confession & the Catholic faith. Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants. Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire

Role range: 1519-1556

Rule of Malta-St John

Grants the knights of St John permission to settle on the Island of Malta

Role range: 1519-1558

Schmalkaldic League

The Protestant Imperial Estates form the Schmalkaldic League. Rejects the Protestant Confession Augustana

Role range: 1519-1556

Election

Secures the election of his younger brother Ferdinand as King of the Romans

Role range: 1519-1558

Marriage

Writes Thomas More an appreciative letter for his support of Queen Catherine

Role range: 1519-1556

Protestantism

Prohibits the adoption of Protestantism in The Netherlands

Role range: 1519-1558

Marriage

Marries his daughter to Alessandro de Medici & makes him Duke of Florence

Role range: 1519-1558

Invasion of Austria

The Turks launches an invasion force from Belgrade

Role range: 1521-1544 – 1520-1566

Invasion of Austria

Moves to defend Vienna

Role range: 1521-1544 – 1520-1566

Battle of Certesole

The Imperial Army of Charles V is defeated by the French south of Turin

Role range: 1547-1559 – 1519-1556