During the period of 1000 years after Charlemagne and before Napoleon, if anyone tried to restore the glory of the Roman Empire again, it was Charles V.
Based on rich historical materials, this novel attempts to reshape the image of Charles V and show the European history of16th century from different angles. Writing history from a personal perspective, we can understand how different people observe themselves and look at that era through different historical backgrounds.
This is also an attempt to combine historical oral history school with historical novel writing techniques. Braudel wrote a historical research masterpiece "The Mediterranean and Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II" from a grand perspective. This novel attempts to reproduce the living conditions of people in Europe and Charles V before Philip II (son of Charles V) in a literary way.
Character relationship (in order of appearance):
Juana: Princess Castilla. Her parents are Fernando II, King of Aragon, and Isabella I, Queen of Castilla. Juana, Charles V's biological mother, was called crazy Juana in history.
Margaret: The daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, an Austrian princess, married French Crown Prince Charles VIII and Prince Juan of Estoup, and menstruation of Charles V (menstruating).
Felipe: duke of burgundy, the son of Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor, married Juana, and Charles V was his biological father.
Isabella: Also known as "Catholic King" with Fernando, she is Juana's mother and Charles V's grandmother.
Maximilian: Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, father of Felipe and grandfather of Charles V.
Lalaine 、 Lalaine Paras 、 Lalaine Vergara-Paras: Antoine de Lalainen, whose full name is Lalaine 、 Lalaine Paras 、 Lalaine Vergara-Paras, is a Burgundy aristocrat. He served as the housekeeper of the Duke of Felipe, and later served as the adviser and cabinet of Charles V.
Cisneros: Cardinal, Father Isabella Confessor, former Spanish Prime Minister.
Louise of Savoy: Sister of Philipotteau II, Duke of Savoy, and later mother of French King Francois I.
Historical chronology:
Charles V was born in Ghent on February 24th, 1500.
Baptized on March 7 1500
1500, 19 In July, the son of Portuguese princess Isabella, who was less than 2 years old, died, and Charles V's mother Juana became the priority heir to the throne of Castilla.
150 1 year1October 4th, Juana and Felipe set out from Brussels for Toledo.
150113 On the way to Toledo, La Lane confirmed the Trento Agreement with French King Louis XII of France II in Blay on behalf of the Holy Roman Empire.
150 1 year, Margaret Of Austria married Filiberto II, Duke of Savoy.
1502, cisneros began to write the Bible in Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
1502 On May 22nd, Felipe and Juana accepted the oath of allegiance from the Parliament of Castilla in Toledo.
1502 10, the Aragon parliament recognized the inheritance rights of Felipe and Juana under limited conditions.
1At the end of 502, Burgundy people such as Felipe returned to Brussels from South France, leaving Juana in Madrid, and were put into La Motta Castle in valladolid by their parents Isabella and Fernando.
1503 10 10 On 24th, Portuguese King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon left Isabella, who was named after Maria's mother Queen Isabella of Castilla and Maria's sister (Manuel I's dead ex-wife) and later became Charles V's wife.
1503 12.29, the war between Spain and France in Italy ended, Aragon won, and France withdrew from the competition for Naples. From then on, Naples became a part of Aragon United Kingdom.
Directory:
The first chapter Juana
Chapter II Margaret
Chapter III Felipe
The fourth chapter Isabella
The fifth chapter Maximilian
Chapter six? Granada
Chapter VII Brussels
Chapter eight? Lalaine 、 Lalaine Paras 、 Lalaine Vergara-Paras Travel Diary
Chapter 9 Alcala
Chapter 10 Zaragoza
Chapter 1 1 Balado Lide
Chapter 12 Louise's Letter to Margaret
Chapter 13 sintra
Chapter 14 Gaita
To be continued …