The Forgotten Spanish King Who Shaped Modern Spain

When we think of Spain's Golden Age, we picture Philip II's gloomy power, the Armada's disaster, and the wealth of the Indies. But what about the king who came before him, the man who set the stage for empire and whose mysterious death changed everything? This episode follows Charles V—or Carlos I of Spain—from his election as Holy Roman Emperor to his shocking abdication and retirement in a Spanish monastery. We trace his wars with France, his struggle against the Ottoman advance at Vienna and Tunis, the brutal conquest of the Aztecs and Incas that happened under his watch, and the religious turmoil of the Protestant Reformation that tore his empire apart. Why did the most powerful man in Europe choose to give it all up? And how did his son Philip inherit not just a throne but a world-spanning enterprise? Join Lucas and Luna as they explore the life of the man who ruled an empire where the sun never set—and walked away from it all. #CharlesV #CarlosI #HolyRomanEmpire #HabsburgSpain #GoldenAge #SpanishEmpire #SuleimanTheMagnificent #BattleOfTunis #ProtestantReformation #DietOfWorms #MartinLuther #Yuste #Conquistadors #Aztecs #Incas #16thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo