Carlos V

Born, raised and educated in Flanders, Carlos V would become the first king of Castile, Aragon and Navarra at fifteen years of age. Son of Juana I of Castile, who would have been locked up in Tordesillas for decades, and grandson of Maximiliano de Habsburgo, from whom he would inherit the title of emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he tirelessly fought to give cohesion to the vast territories of his domain, liberating them of the feudal principles of the Middle Ages and seeking religious unity to prevail in them, which confronted the French, Ottomans and Lutherans. This extraordinary book brings us closer to the story of one of the most relevant monarchs in history; a complex and persistent man, whose reign led Spain, Europe and much of America towards the Modern Age.A fundamental biography to understand the historical weight and personality of one of the great monarchs of History, not only of Spain, but of Europe.