Martyred in 303 during the Diocletian persecution, Sts. Ciriaco and Paula are now honored as the patron saints of Málaga.

Ferdinand I (1503 -1564) from the House of Habsburg, was from 1558 to 1564 emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Since 1521, he was archduke of Austria and from 1526 / 1527 king of Bohemia, Croatia and ...

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, ... daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. The young boy was named after his ...

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, ... After the death of his grandfather Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1516, he was declared king of the many ...

The Thirty Years War, a series of wars fought by various European nations for various reasons, ignited in 1618 over an attempt by the king of Bohemia (the future Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II) to ...

The Thirty Years War, a series of wars fought by various European nations for various reasons, ignited in 1618 over an attempt by the king of Bohemia (the future Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II) to ...

One of the most famous is the Mendoza Codex, which was created in 1542 for Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor. The document features Aztec glyphs accompanied by texts written in ...

N ero has gone down in history as one of Rome's cruelest and most sadistic emperors. And indeed, he certainly enjoyed a very unsavory reputation as a ruler who brought about the deaths of several ...