Charles V Holy Roman Emperor. With france, his forces captured francis i at the battle of pavia in 1525; Charles v was elected holy roman emperor in 1519, giving him control over nearly all of western europe.

This is one of the many apparent contradictions in the life of emperor charles v (see. Charles v was elected holy roman emperor in 1519, giving him control over nearly all of western europe. The prinsenhof in ghent was the birthplace of charles v.