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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Cartouche
CAROLVS V
- Sculptor
- Alejandro Carnicero
- Year
- 1730
- Where it is
- Royal side, arch 10
Who he was
1500–1558 Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) from 1506 to 1555.
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Photograph: Tamorlan · CC BY 3.0 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.
