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The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also called Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial, is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escor
The site in 2018
El Escorial: floor plan, based on that of Solomon's Temple
Courtyard of the Kings and the Basilica.
El Escorial. View from the northwest
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Castile and León from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands an
El Escorial
…as both a royal residence and monastery. Philip also intended the complex to serve as a necropolis for the interment of the remains of his parents, Charles I and Isabella of Portugal, himself, and his descendants. In addition, Philip envisioned El Escorial as a center for studies in aid of the Counter-Reformation…
Portrait of Charles V, 1548
The entrance gate to the Prinsenhof, Dutch for "Princes' Court", in Ghent, where Charles V was born.
A painting by Bernhard Strigel representing the extended Habsburg family with a young Charles in the middle
A 1519 portrait of Charles V by Bernard van Orley with the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece prominently displayed