Charles V retires to a Spanish monastery

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.2.01: Spanish Literature and Culture from the Beginning to the Golden Age.
Vol. editors: Andrew M. Beresford (University of Durham), Stuart Green (University of Leeds), Juan Pablo Rodriguez (Yale University), Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)

Dates

Date of occurrence 1556-10-17

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Spain (Location)

Charles V leaves the Low Countries and journeys to Spain, where he retires to the monastery of Yuste. For over thirty-five years he had ruled over large swathes of western Europe, in charge of Spain, the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire and parts of Italy, as well as the Spanish Empire in America. Eventually he could no longer cope with these enormous responsibilities, and crippled by gout, he took the decision to abdicate.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Charles V retires to a Spanish monastery". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14936, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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