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 ...

He ascended to the throne in 161 C.E., just a few years before the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 C.E.) — the Marcomanni were Germanic tribes — which would shake the Roman Empire to its foundations.

Fugger dealt with emperors and popes. He financed wars, revolutions and once practically bought the Holy Roman Empire for his royal client. He also got a pope to cancel a Christian sin—usury, or ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would ...

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 ...