Holy Roman Empire - Pope Paul IV

Time: 1555

Place: Rome, Italy, Holy Roman Empire

Details: In 1555, Paul IV was elected pope and took the side of France, whereupon an exhausted Charles finally gave up his hopes of a world Christian empire. He abdicated and divided his territories between Philip and Ferdinand of Austria.

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