Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and Lady of the Netherlands from 10 March 1526 until her death in 1539, and became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Italy in February 1530. She acted as regent of Spain during her husband's long absences.
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (26) marries Princess Isabella of Portugal (22), his 1st cousin, in Seville
Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke…
Historical Significance
Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy.
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Swiss Anabaptist movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize one anothe
Swiss Anabaptist movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize one another in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union
Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 5,000 and capturing French
Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 5,000 and capturing French King Francis I
Theologian and excommunicated priest Martin Luther (41) weds ex-nun Katharina von Bora (26), against the celibacy rule d
Theologian and excommunicated priest Martin Luther (41) weds ex-nun Katharina von Bora (26), against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns
Parliament of Paris begins persecuting Protestants
Parliament of Paris begins persecuting Protestants
Church reformer John Pistorius is captured in The Hague
Church reformer John Pistorius is captured in The Hague
Events After
Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska; Latin: Regnum Croatiae; Hungarian: Horvát Királyság, German: Königreich Kroatien) was part of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown, but was subject...
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assa
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers.
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
Florence becomes a republic
The Republic of Florence (Latin: Res publica Florentina; Old Italian: Republica di Fiorenza), known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on...
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Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska; Latin: Regnum Croatiae; Hungarian: Horvát Királyság, German: Königreich Kroatien) was part of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown, but was subject...
Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for refusing to recant parts of his Ninety-
Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for refusing to recant parts of his Ninety-Five Theses, which started the Protestant Reformation
Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years, and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years, and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to renounce his claims to Burgundy, Italy, and Flande
Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to renounce his claims to Burgundy, Italy, and Flanders
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- Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and Lady of the Netherlands from 10 March 1526 until her death in 1539, and became Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Italy in February 1530. She acted as regent of Spain during her husband's long absences.
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- Isabella of Portugal (Portuguese and Spanish: Isabel de Portugal; 24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy.
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