Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V
Ruled Spain, the Low Countries, Austria and much of the Americas at once, spent his reign at war with France and the Ottomans, and abdicated to a monastery.
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Castile and León 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".
- Born
- 1500-02-24, Ghent, BelgiumA Saturday
- Died
- 1558-09-21, Cuacos de Yuste, SpainA Sunday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Holy Roman Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1500-02-24, Ghent, Belgium · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Brusselsthe zone used then
Europe/BrusselsThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 5°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°16′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 19°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 4°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 15°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 16°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 25°17′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1558-09-21, Cuacos de Yuste, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 27°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 6°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 28°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 2°17′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 22°16′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 8°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 26°30′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Pisces | 6°54′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles V was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.