Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
by Johann Alexander Böner
line engraving, circa 1700-1720
12 5/8 in. x 8 3/8 in. (321 mm x 212 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20090
Sitterback to top
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), King of Spain 1516-56; Holy Roman Emperor 1519-58. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Johann Alexander Böner (1647-1720). Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Events of 1700back to top
Current affairs
The sudden death of Prince William, son of Princess Anne and George, Prince of Denmark, triggers a succession crisis. His birth had secured the succession of the crown to a Protestant, safeguarding the throne from any future claim by James II's Catholic son, James Francis.Art and science
Dramatist, William Congreve's comedy The Way of the World premieres at Lincoln's Inn Theatre, receiving a mixed reception. It would achieve greater literary acclaim in modern times.Poet, John Dryden, dies and is buried in Geoffrey Chaucer's grave in Westminster Abbey.
International
Diplomat and poet, Matthew Prior, secretly negotiates with Louis XIV, king of France, a second partition treaty concerning the Spanish Empire. However, following the death of Spanish ruler, Carlos II, the agreement collapses since neither Spanish or Austrian governments accept the treaty's proposals.Comments back to top
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