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This week in Christian history: Holy Roman Emperor retires to monastery, Georg Spalatin born, Saint Augustine’s University opens
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V resigns ... Ferdinand I, became the next emperor. “Although [Ferdinand I] had already become de facto emperor, the electors did not formally agree to the transfer ...
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It took nearly 500 years for researchers to crack Charles V’s secret code
The future Holy Roman Emperor was born in 1500 to Philip of Hapsburg and Joanna of Trastamara—daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in Spain. She was nicknamed "Joanna the ...
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400 years ago, the coronation of Ferdinand II changed the world. We can still learn from him.
On Sept. 9, 1619, King Ferdinand of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. It made him the most powerful monarch in Europe, ruling over parts of modern-day France ...