Oct 20, 1496Formal marriage of Charles’ parents
Nov 15, 1498Birth of elder sister, Eleanor
Feb 24, 1500Charles’ Birth
Charles' Location: Ghent
Nov 18 , 1501Birth of sister, Isabella in Brussels
Mar 10, 1503Birth of brother, Ferdinand, in Spain
Nov 26 , 1504Death of Queen Isabella of Castile
Sept 15, 1505Birth of sister, Mary, in Brussels
Sept 25, 1506Death of Charles’ father, Philip, in Burgos. Charles inherits the Low Countries (L.C.) Margaret of Austria regent in L.C.
Charles' Location: Malines
Jan 14, 1507Birth of sister, Catherine, in Spain
Apr 21, 1509Chievres appointed his Chamberlain Juana confined in Tordesillas
Apr 21, 1509Death of Henry VII - accession of Henry VIII
1510Martin Luther visits Rome
1513Meets Henry VIII at Tournai
Jan 1, 1515Accession of Francis I to throne of France
Jan 5, 1515Proclaimed ruler of the L.C.
Charles' Location: Brussels
Sept 14, 1515Francis regains Milan for France after battle of Marignano (Italy)
Jan 23, 1516Death of Ferdinand of Aragon
Charles' Location: L.C.
Feb 18, 1516Birth of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Aug 13 , 1516Treaty of Noyon with Francis I
Sept 8/18, 1517First voyage to Spain
Oct 31, 1517Martin Luther issues the 95 theses in Wittenberg
Charles' Location: Spain
Nov, 1517Visits mother in Tordesillas
Nov, 1517First meeting with brother, Ferdinand
Feb, 1518Meets cortes of Castile
Charles' Location: Valladolid
April, 1518Meets cortes of Aragon
Charles' Location: Zaragoza
Oct, 1518Gattinara appointed Chancellor
Jan, 1519Death of Emperor Maximilian in Austria. Margaret re-appointed regent in the L.C.
Charles' Location: Barcelona
June 28, 1519Elected Holy Roman Emperor by electors in Frankfurt
Charles' Location: Spain
May 20, 1520Leaves Spain to travel to Germany. Adrian of Utrecht appointed regent in Spain
Charles' Location: Corunna
May 26, 1520Visits Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Charles' Location: England
Jun, 1520Field of the Cloth of Gold – meeting of Francis I and Henry VIII
Jun, 1520Meets Henry VIII between Calais and Gravelines
Charles' Location: L.C.
Sep, 1520Suleiman becomes Ottoman sultan
Oct 23, 1520Crowned ‘elected Emperor’
Charles' Location: Aachen
Jan-May, 1521Diet of Worms – Luther declared a heretic. Outbreak of war against Francis I
Apr 23, 1521Defeat of Comuneros rebels at Villalar
May, 1521Death of adviser, Chievres
Charles' Location: Brussels
May, 1521Marriage of Ferdinand to Anne of Hungary
June, 1521Marriage of Louis of Hungary to Mary
Aug, 1521Capture of Belgrade by the Ottomans
Dec, 1521Milan captured by Imperial troops
Jan, 1522Election of Pope Adrian VI
June, 1522Leaves Flushing for Spain via England
June 16, 1522Treaty of Windsor with Henry VIII
Charles' Location: England
July 16, 1522Arrives in Spain – where he remains for 7 years
Charles' Location: Spain
Dec, 1522Birth of illegitimate daughter, Margaret, to Johanna Maria van der Gheyst
1523Revolt of Imperial Knights in Germany. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, defects from Francis I
Nov, 1523Election of Pope Clement VII
1524 - 1525Peasants’ War in Germany
Oct, 1524 Francis I retakes Milan
Feb 24, 1525 Major victory at the Battle of Pavia. Francis I captured and later moved to Spain
Jan 16, 1526 Treaty of Madrid signed with Francis I
Jan 19, 1526 Death of sister, Isabella, in Low Countries
Mar 10, 1526Marriage to Isabella of Portugal
Charles' Location: Seville
April, 1526Francis I released in exchange for two sons, Francis (8) and Henry (7)
April, 1526Charles and Isabella in Alhambra palace
Charles' Location: Granada
May 22, 1526Anti-Habsburg League of Cognac formed by Francis I, Papacy, Venice, Florence and Milan
Aug 29, 1526Battle of Mohacs – death of Louis II of Hungary in defeat by Ottomans
May 6-12, 1527‘Sack of Rome’ by Imperial troops. Henry VIII petitions Pope Clement for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon
May 21, 1527Birth of Philip, first child of Charles and Isabella, in Valladolid
July 31, 1527Birth of Maximilian, first son of Ferdinand and Anne
1528French army besieges Naples
June 21, 1528Birth of Maria, Charles’ second child
Aug, 1528Andrea Doria of Genoa sides with Charles. French siege of Naples is broken
June 21, 1529French defeated at Landriano
June 29, 1529Treaty of Barcelona with Pope Clement
July, 1529Charles travels across Mediterranean to Italy
Aug 3, 1529Treaty of Cambrai (the Ladies Peace)
Charles' Location: Italy
Sept-Oct, 1529Ottoman advance on Vienna
Sept, 1529Start of siege of Florence
Nov, 1529Arrives for talks with Pope Clement. Birth of Charles’ second son, Ferdinand
Charles' Location: Bologna
Feb 24, 1530Charles crowned by Pope Clement
Charles' Location: Bologna
May, 1530Meeting with Ferdinand and Mary of Hungary
Charles' Location: Innsbruck
May, 1530Death of Gattinara
June, 1530Diet of Augsburg opens – attempt to achieve a religious settlement - fails
Charles' Location: Augsburg
July 4, 1530Marriage of sister, Eleanor, to Francis I
July, 1530Death of second son, Ferdinand
Dec 1, 1530Death of Margaret of Austria, regent of the Low Countries
Jan 5, 1531Ferdinand elected ‘King of the Romans’. Charles appoints Mary of Hungary as regent in L.C.
Charles' Location: L.C.
Feb 27, 1531Formation of Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes
May, 1532Diet of Regensberg – Civil law code
Charles' Location: Regensburg
June-Sept, 1532Ottoman advance on Vienna
Sept, 1532Leads army down Danube to Vienna
Charles' Location: Vienna
Oct, 1532Negotiations with Pope Clement
Charles' Location: Italy
April, 1533Returns to Spain
Charles' Location: Spain
Sep 7, 1533Birth of Elizabeth to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Oct 28, 1533Marriage of Catherine de’ Medici to Henry (2nd son of Francis I)
May 4, 1534Marriage of Christina of Denmark to Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan
Sep 25, 1534Death of Pope Clement VII
Oct 13, 1534Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) elected pope
June - Aug, 1535Expedition to and capture of Tunis
Charles' Location: Tunis
June 24, 1535Birth of daughter, Juana, in Madrid
Oct 24, 1535Death of Francesco Sforza of Milan
Oct 24, 1535Start of Charles’ triumphal journey through Sicily and Italy
Charles' Location: Sicily, Italy
Jan 7, 1536Death of aunt, Catherine of Aragon
Feb, 1536French alliance with Ottoman Empire
April, 1536Speech to pope and cardinal in Vatican
April, 1536Pope Paul refuses to side with Charles
May 18, 1536Execution of Anne Boleyn
1536War with France (1536-1538)
Charles' Location: N. Italy
Jul - Sept, 1536Failure of campaign in Provence
Nov - Dec, 1536Returns to Spain from Genoa
Oct 19, 1537Birth of son, John
Mar 20, 1538Death of son, John
June, 1538Meeting with Pope Paul – peace terms with France agreed
Charles' Location: Nice
July, 1538Meeting with Francis I and Eleanor
Charles' Location: Aigues Mortes
Sept 28, 1538Naval battle of Preveza against Ottomans
Charles' Location: Spain
Apr 21, 1539Birth of still born son to Isabella
May 1, 1539Death of wife, Isabella
Charles' Location: Toledo
Oct - Dec, 1539Travels through France to Low Countries at invitation of Francis I
Charles' Location: France
Jan, 1540Travels on to Low Countries
Charles' Location: L.C.
Feb - May, 1540Punishment of Ghent
Charles' Location: Ghent
Apr - Sep, 1541Diet of Regensburg – further attempt to resolve religious divisions – unsuccessful
Charles' Location: Regensburg
Sep, 1541Meeting with Pope Paul III
Charles' Location: Italy
Oct - Nov, 1541Failed expedition against Algiers – returns to Spain
Charles' Location: Algiers
1542Renewed war with France (1542-1544) ‘New Laws’ about treatment of native peoples in the Americas
Charles' Location: Spain
1543 Agrees to joint attack on France with Henry VIII
May, 1543Charles leaves Spain (until 1556)
Sept, 1543Defeats William of Cleves and annexes Guelderland. French alliance with Ottomans. Barbarossa’s fleet winters in Toulon
Charles' Location: L.C.
Feb, 1544Diet of Speyer
Charles' Location: Speyer
July-Aug, 1544Invades eastern France
Charles' Location: France
Sept, 1544Peace of Crepy ends war with France
July 8, 1545Birth of Don Carlos, son of Philip and Manuela in Spain, followed by the death of Manuela
Charles' Location: L.C.
Sept 9, 1545Death of Charles, Duke of Orleans
Dec, 1545Opening of General Church Council in Trent
Charles' Location: Brussels
Feb 18, 1546Death of Martin Luther
Apr-Aug, 1546Diet of Regensburg; affair with Barbara Blomberg
Charles' Location: Regensburg
Aug, 1546Start of War of the Schmalkaldic League
Aug - Nov, 1546Campaign on the upper Danube (Bavaria)
Jan 28, 1547Death of Henry VIII
Jan - Apr, 1547Campaign in Saxony
Feb, 1547Birth of illegitimate son, Don John
Mar 31, 1547Death of Francis I – accession of Henry II
Apr 24, 1547Victory over John Frederick of Saxony who is imprisoned (with Philip of Hesse)
Charles' Location: Muhlberg
1548Diet of Augsburg – Titian’s famous portraits of Charles. Augsburg ‘interim’ issued
Charles' Location: Augsburg
Sept, 1548Philip leaves Spain for the L.C. via Italy. Maximilian marries Charles’ daughter, Maria, and is appointed regent in Spain
Apr, 1549Philip greeted in L.C. by Charles
Charles' Location: L.C.
Nov, 1549Death of Pope Paul III
1550Dictates ‘Memoirs’ to William van Male
Charles' Location: R. Rhine
1551Family rift – discussions about the future control of the Holy Roman Empire
Charles' Location: Augsburg
Oct, 1551Treaty of Lochau between France and German Protestant princes
Jan, 1552Confirmed by Treaty of Chambord
Apr, 1552Revolt of Protestant princes
Charles' Location: Innsbruck
May, 1552Charles flees to Villach
July 31, 1552Treaty of Passau – peace with German princes
Charles' Location: Villach
1552War with Henry II of France (1552-1559) French capture Metz, Toul and Verdun
Oct - Dec, 1552Charles siege of Metz – fails. Marriage of daughter, Juana, to John Manuel of Portugal
Charles' Location: Metz
Jan, 1553Charles withdraws to L.C.
Charles' Location: Brussels
July 6, 1554Death of Edward VI of England – accession of Mary
1553Negotiations for Mary’s marriage to Philip
1554Death of John Manuel of Portugal. Birth of Sebastian – son of Juana and John Manuel
July, 1554Philip leaves Spain for England. Juana appointed regent in Spain. Philip created King of Naples
July 25, 1554Philip marries Mary I of England
Feb-Sept, 1555Diet of Augsburg - Charles absent
Apr 12, 1555Death of mother, Juana, at Tordesillas
Sept, 1555Religious Peace of Augsburg
Oct 25, 1555Abdicates as ruler of the Low Countries along with Mary as regent
Charles' Location: Brussels
Jan 16, 1556Abdicates as ruler of Spain
Aug 3, 1556Abdicates as Emperor – replaced by Ferdinand (not ratified by Diet until Feb.1558)
Sept 15-28, 1556Voyage from Flushing to Spain, along with sisters Eleanor and Mary
Oct-Nov, 1556Journey to Jarandilla (near Yuste)
Charles' Location: Spain
Feb, 1557Moves into villa at the monastery of Yuste
Charles' Location: Yuste
Feb 25, 1558Death of sister, Eleanor
Sept 21, 1558Charles’ death at Yuste
Oct 18, 1558Death of sister, Mary
Nov 17, 1558Death of Mary I of England – accession of Elizabeth I
Oct 7, 1571Battle of Lepanto – Ottoman navy crushed
1574Charles’ body moved together with Isabella’s to El Escorial
1654Their bodies are laid to rest in the King’s Pantheon at El Escorial
