Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

شارل الخامس (شارلكن)

Charles V — 'Sharl Kant' in al-Salabi — Holy Roman Emperor in Süleyman's reign; his great war with Francis I of France is listed among the factors enabling the Rhodes campaign 1, he granted the departing Knights of St John rule over Malta 2, and his reconciliation with Francis freed him to fight the Ottomans and save Vienna in 1529 3.

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Ruler
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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Summary

Charles V — 'Sharl Kant' in al-Salabi's text — Holy Roman Emperor in Süleyman's reign 2.

On the Ottoman front

The book counts his great war with Francis I of France among the factors enabling the 1522 Rhodes campaign 1; he granted the Knights of St John departing Rhodes rule over Malta 2; and his reconciliation with Francis freed him to fight the Ottomans and save Vienna in 1529 3.

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Opposed
سليمان القانوني· Francis I of France
Opposed by
Francis I of France· Salih Reis
Fought by
Hasan Agha al-Tushi
Parent of
Prince Philip (Philip II of Spain)
Participated in
Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)· Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· Treaty of Crépy-en-Laonnois (1544)· Truce of Nice (1538)

People and things also explored

Francis I of France· Algiers· Hasan b. Khayr al-Din Barbarossa· خير الدين بربروسة· Muhammad al-Shaykh al-Sa'di· Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)· Treaty of Crépy-en-Laonnois (1544)· Truce of Nice (1538)

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 201
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 201-202
  3. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 202
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Francis I of France

Francis I, king of France in Süleyman's reign; taken prisoner at Pavia in 1525, his mother the regent and he himself sent Jean Frangipani asking for an attack on Habsburg forces and his release. Freed by the Treaty of Madrid (1526), he sent his secretary Jean de la Forêt in 941/1535 to conclude with Süleyman the treaty later called the Franco-Ottoman Capitulations; al-Salabi quotes his words to the Venetian ambassador: 'I cannot deny that I dearly wish to see the Turks very strong and ready for war… to weaken the power of Emperor Charles V'.