Carlos I

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  • 1500

    1500

    1500
    He was born in Ghent, Flanders, on February 24.
    He is baptized on March 7 in the Cathedral of Saint Bavo.
  • 1501

    1501

    1501
    His parents Felipe and Juana leave for Spain, staying in the care of Margarita de York.
  • 1506

    1506

    Felipe and Juana set out again for Spain to claim the crown of Castile after the death of Isabel la Católica. That same year, Felipe died prematurely and Juana, considered a madwoman, was locked up in a convent in Tordesillas by her father Fernando.
  • 1515

    1515

    Carlos's coming of age is declared, being named Lord of the Netherlands, ending the regency of Margarita.
  • 1516

    1516

    On January 22 he is appointed by his grandfather, Fernando II of Aragon, governor and administrator of the Kingdoms of Castilla y León, on behalf of Juana I and the Crown of Aragon.
    On January 23, King Ferdinand II dies.
    On March 21, Carlos sent a letter to the Council of Castile informing him of his decision to appoint himself King.
    In April, Cardinal Cisneros communicates the royal title by Castile.
  • Feb 9, 1518

    1518

    1518
    The Cortes of Castile swears Carlos as king along with his mother Juana.
  • 1519

    1519

    On April 16, he was sworn in in the Cortes of Aragon with Juana.
    On June 28, Carlos is elected King of Romans, becoming sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1519

    1519 - 1523

    1519 - 1523
    In Aragon the conflict of the Germanías takes place.
  • 1520

    1520 - 1522

    1520 - 1522
    In Castile, the War of the Communities of Castile occurs.
  • 1521

    1521 - 1526

    1521 - 1526
    First war against Francis I of France.
  • 1521

    1521

    1521
    Hernán Cortés conquers the Mexica Empire, giving rise to the Kingdom of New Spain.
  • 1522

    1522

    1522
    Juan Sebastián Elcano goes around the world for the first time and Spanish sovereignty over the archipelagos of the Philippines and the Marianas begins.
  • 1526

    1526 - 1529

    Second war against Francis I of France.
  • Mar 11, 1526

    1526

    1526
    He marries Isabel of Portugal.
  • 1527

    1527

    His son Felipe is born.
  • 1528

    1528

    His daughter María is born.
  • 1529

    1529

    His son Fernando is born.
  • 1531

    1531

    1531
    Nuño de Guzmán conquers the Tarascan Empire, giving rise to the Kingdom of Nueva Galicia.
  • 1534

    1534

    1534
    Diego García de Moguer travels on an expedition to the Río de la Plata.
  • 1535

    1535 - 1538

    Fourth war against Francis I of France
  • 1535

    1535

    His daughter Juana is born.
  • 1542

    1542

    1542
    The Viceroyalty of Peru is created after the conquest of the Inca Empire by Francisco Pizarro.