Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, has traditionally attracted considerable scholarly attention and raised controversy among historians regarding his character, his rule and achievements in the countries
Equestrian Portrait of Charles V by Titian.
Peter Paul Rubens - Charles V as ruler of the world, 1530.
Charles V and other notable European monarchs of the era dating from the Great Interregnum to the 15th century (top to bottom, left to right): Rudolf I of Germany (also Charles's paternal ancestor), Isabella the Catholic (maternal grandmother), Ferdinand the Catholic (maternal grandfather), Sigismund I of Poland, Matthias Corvinus, Charles V, Maximilian I (paternal grandfather), from the Illustrierte Weltgeschichte für das Volk, 1883
Charles V Picking up Titian's Paintbrush by Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, from the House of Luxembourg was King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. A powerful and intellectual ruler, Charles has been remembered for his munificient patronage, e
Charles IV's statue in Karolinum
The seal of the Golden Bull of 1356.
Charles IV and the dignitaries of Paris. Illustration from Grandes Chroniques de France, BnF, Ms fr. 6465, fol. 442v
Andrea di Bonaiuto. Santa Maria Novella. Charles IV is enthroned and sits next to the Pope (Urban V or Innocent VI) in the left foreground. Fresco (1366).