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Emperor : a new life of Charles V /

The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But the elusive nature of the man (despite an abundance of documentation), his relentless travel and the control of his own image, tog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parker, Geoffrey, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Duke of Luxemburg to Prince of Castile, 1500-8
  • The orphan prince, 1509-14
  • The difficult inheritance, 1515-17
  • From King of Spain to King of the Romans, 1517-19
  • From peace through rebellion to war, 1519-21
  • Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, 1521-5
  • Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, 1525-8
  • Champion of the Western world, 1528-31
  • The last crusader, 1532-6
  • Years of defeat, 1536-41
  • Settling scores, Part I. Guelders and France, 1541-4
  • Settling scores, Part II: Germany and Italy, 1545-8
  • The taming of America
  • Paterfamilias, 1548-51
  • The emperor's last campaigns, 1551-4
  • Restless retirement, 1555-8
  • The emperor in legend and history