More from Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

  1. Iron hand in a velvet glove.
  2. There are those who say that I wish to rule the world, but both my thoughts and my deeds demonstrate the contrary.
  3. I see that luck resembles women: it prefers a young king than an old emperor.
  4. I speak Spanish to God, Italian to Women, French to Men, and German to my Horse.
  5. I could fit Paris in my Ghent.
  6. To settle this matter (heresy), I am determined to use my kingdoms and dominions, my friends, my body, my blood, my life and my soul.
  7. I was managed and governed by M. de Chievres, and I was not old enough to know these Kingdoms or experienced enough to govern them. And as …
  8. I make war on the living, not on the dead.

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