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From Burgundy to Charles V

Burgundy: the kingdom that never was

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Philip the Handsome passes the Burgundian inheritance to his son Charles. For Charles V, the Low Countries and Burgundian court traditions will be essential parts of his political identity. The kingdom Charles the Bold failed to establish becomes one of the foundations of Habsburg power.

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Felipe I de Castilla

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Charles V

Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of a composite monarchy spanning the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, the Low Countries and the Americas. His reign was shaped by the Reformation, rivalry with France and Ottoman expansion.

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