Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, and Sardinia. In the Americas, he oversaw the continuation of Spanish colonisation and a short-lived German colonisation. The personal union of the European and American territories he ruled was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1500)
On September 21, in the year 1558, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1500). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of September 21, one of 479 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 21, 1558 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 6 September 2026.
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