Charles V Gallery

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, (1890). The Diet of Worms 1521 was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms,to address Martin Luther, (1483-1546) and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

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Emperor Charles V with the Fuggers in Augsburg, 1530, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Emperor Charles V with the Fuggers in Augsburg, 1530, (1936). Kaiser Karl V. Bei Fugger in Augsburg, 1530'. German businessman, mining entrepreneur and banker Jakob Fugger (1459-1525) was influential in 16th-century politics. Here he burns papers in the fireplace, cancelling the debts of Spanish king Charles V (1500-1558). From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

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Carlos Isidro de Borbon (1788-1855), brother of King Fernando VII and Carlist pretender

Carlos Isidro de Borbon (1788-1855), brother of King Fernando VII and Carlist pretender to the crown of Spain, by the name of Charles V, engraving, 1845

19th Century, B And W, Black And White, Bourbon, Brother, Carlism, Carlist, Carlos, Charles V, Crown, Engraving, Ferdinand Vii, History, Isidro, King, Name, Personages, Pretender, Santiago Ortega, Spain, Unknown, Vertical