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Abdication of Charles V
On 16 January 1556, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V formally renounced sovereignty over Spain, Sicily, Naples, Burgundy and other lands in Brussels, ced…
Timeline
- 1555Brussels · NetherlandsCharles V announced to the Burgundian Estates in Brussels his impending abdication, stating that due to failing health and weariness from long wars he would divide the Empire and Spain between his brother Ferdinand and his son Philip.
- 1556Brussels · NetherlandsCharles V held a public ceremony in Brussels, transferring sovereignty over Spain, Sicily, Naples, Burgundy and the overseas colonial empire to Philip II, and ceding Austria and other Habsburg hereditary lands to Ferdinand I, retiring to a monastery in Spain.
Sources
- Charles V: Abdication and retirement https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-V-Holy-Roman-emperor/Abdication-and-retirement
- Abdication of Charles V https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_V/