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Charles V — Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain, rival of Francis I
Heir to four houses and master of an empire on which the sun did not set, he spent forty years defending a dream of Christian unity against France, the Lutherans and his own family. He abdicated in his lifetime, unheard of then, and died in a monastery of Extremadura. (Editorial synthesis)
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