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Holy Roman Empire

Pope Paul IV

1555
Rome, Italy, Holy Roman Empire

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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