Analyze the Administration of Spain under Charles V, Spains New Charlemagne.

Thesis: As Charles I, King of Spain, or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, came to power in Spain in 1516 and later in 1519, as Emperor, he had a single goal in mind, to unify Europe under his crown and become a new Charlemagne.

I. INTRODUCTION
II. HISTORIOGRAPHY
II. GOVERNMENT IDEOLOGY AND POLICY EARLY IN CHARLESS RULE
i.Charles Childhood Political Upbringing
ii.The Netherlands before Charless Reign
iii.The Holy Roman Empire before Charless Reign
iv.Political Theory
III. SPAIN BEFORE THE RULE OF CHARLES
i.Spain before and during the Rule of Ferdinand and Isabella
ii.Spain after the Rule of Ferdinand and Isabella
IV. SPAIN DURING THE RULE OF CHARLES
i.The Beginning of Charless Reign in Spain
ii.The Comunero Revolt
iii.Government, Economics, Religion, and War during Charless Reign
VI. THE RULE OF CHARLES AS THE HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
i.Role as emperor
ii.Challenges he faced
iii.Impossibility of unity
V. CONCLUSION

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