Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
by Barthel Beham
line engraving, 1531
7 7/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (200 mm x 136 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D23478
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.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Bolland, Charlotte; Cooper, Tarnya, The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered, 2014 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 12th September 2014 to 1st March 2015), p. 104
Events of 1531back to top
Current affairs
King Henry VIII is forbidden from remarrying by Pope Clement VII in January. He uses the title of 'Supreme Head of the English Church and Clergy' for the first time in February.Art and science
The diplomat and humanist Sir Thomas Elyot publishes The Boke Named the Governour, which praises the natural legitimacy of monarchical power and describes the ideal education - classics, physical education and music - for young men of the governing class.International
Ulrich Zwingli, leader of the Swiss Reformation, is killed at the Battle of Kappel during the civil war between Protestant Zürich and the Catholic Forest Cantons. The resulting peace treaty grants freedom of religious worship to Swiss Protestant communities.Comments back to top
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