Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy: Map & History
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.
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Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Sicily, Naples, and Sardinia. In the Americas, he oversaw the continuation of Spanish colonisation and a short-lived German colonisation. The personal union of the European and American territories he ruled was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".
Modern Countries Once Part of Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy
At its mapped extent, Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy covered territory in 39 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Cuba1519–1563 CE · nearly all
- El Salvador1526–1563 CE · nearly all
- Czechia1529–1563 CE · nearly all
- Slovakia1540–1563 CE · nearly all
- Luxembourg1519–1563 CE · nearly all
- Slovenia1519–1563 CE · nearly all
- Andorra1556–1563 CE · nearly all
- Curacao1529–1563 CE · nearly all
- Malta1519–1533 CE · nearly all
- Netherlands1519–1563 CE · most
- Ecuador1534–1563 CE · most
- Costa Rica1526–1563 CE · most
- Dominican Republic1519–1563 CE · most
- Nicaragua1526–1563 CE · most
- Austria1519–1563 CE · most
- Guatemala1526–1563 CE · most
- Panama1526–1563 CE · most
- Honduras1526–1563 CE · most
- Chile1540–1563 CE · most
- Belgium1519–1563 CE · most
- Jamaica1519–1563 CE · most
- Peru1540–1563 CE · most
- Spain1519–1563 CE · most
- Puerto Rico1519–1563 CE · most
- Colombia1526–1563 CE · most
- Bolivia1540–1563 CE · most
- Haiti1519–1563 CE · a large part
- Mexico1521–1563 CE · a large part
- Trinidad and Tobago1534–1563 CE · a large part
- Italy1519–1563 CE · a large part
- Hungary1540–1563 CE · a large part
- Poland1529–1563 CE · a large part
- Croatia1529–1563 CE · a small part
- Venezuela1526–1563 CE · a small part
- Argentina1540–1563 CE · a small part
- Paraguay1540–1563 CE · a small part
- France1519–1563 CE · a small part
- Switzerland1519–1563 CE · a small part
- Germany1529–1563 CE · a small part
States and Provinces
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Yucatán, Mexico
- Guerrero, Mexico
- Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Bío-Bío, Chile
- La Araucanía, Chile
- Lima, Peru
- Antofagasta, Chile
- Atacama, Chile
- Coquimbo, Chile
- Michoacán, Mexico
- Valparaíso, Chile
- Antioquia, Colombia
- Callao, Peru
- Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Junín, Peru
- Piura, Peru
- Potosí, Bolivia
- Andalucía, Spain
- Chiapas, Mexico
- Guanajuato, Mexico
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy: Key Facts
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Facts from Wikidata Q32500 (CC0).
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 5,298,014 km² in 1560 CE.
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy exist?
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy is dated to 1519 CE – 1563 CE, in the Early Modern & Age of Discovery era.
How large was Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy at its peak?
At its peak in 1560 Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy covered about 5,298,014 km².
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