Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the abdication of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the birth of ...

A team of researchers has cracked a five-century-old code which reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V. Charles was one of the most powerful men ...

Charles V , who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1519 at the young age of 19, was both Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, gaining control over much of Western Europe and America during his ...

A team of French researchers have cracked a secret code used by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V five centuries ago. The emperor, and former King of Spain, used the code in a letter written during the ...

In 1547, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V penned a letter to his ambassador, Jean de Saint-Mauris, part of which was written in the ruler's secret code. Nearly five centuries later, researchers have ...

Holy Roman Emperor’s Secret Code Broken After 500 Years, Revealing Assassination Fears Despite his paranoia, Charles V actually died of malaria in the end. Benjamin Taub ...

A team of researchers has cracked a five-century-old code which reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V.

But crucially, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, was still strongly Catholic. And also crucially, Catherine of Aragon was Charles the V’s aunt, so Princess/Lady Mary was his cousin.