This was before his armies sacked Rome itself.
Quote from: Vetus Ordo on March 01, 2018, 12:41:06 PMThis was before his armies sacked Rome itself.Right, but not under his orders. Right?
Quote from: Heinrich on March 01, 2018, 01:38:45 PMQuote from: Vetus Ordo on March 01, 2018, 12:41:06 PMThis was before his armies sacked Rome itself.Right, but not under his orders. Right?The sack of Rome happened in 1527., and it was indeed done by rebellious soldiers without orders from Charles V. The 1530 imperial coronation was also sort of a way of reconciling with Pope Clement VII.
Quote from: Kephapaulos on March 01, 2018, 02:19:22 PMQuote from: Heinrich on March 01, 2018, 01:38:45 PMQuote from: Vetus Ordo on March 01, 2018, 12:41:06 PMThis was before his armies sacked Rome itself.Right, but not under his orders. Right?The sack of Rome happened in 1527., and it was indeed done by rebellious soldiers without orders from Charles V. The 1530 imperial coronation was also sort of a way of reconciling with Pope Clement VII. The lack of pay was the cause of that rebellion or mutiny as Emperors and Kings often found themselves raising armies without a definite ability to pay for them. Noblemen of the sword could be taxed to a very limited degree, noblemen of the robe did pay for a position of service, but they were not to be relied upon as a major source of funds once the office was sold (say a tax office like , similarly with the clerical estate, and merchants and city burghers were highly reluctant to concede much, peasants could not be bled overmuch by tax farmers, internal tariffs were often evaded by smuggling, so kings could find themselves perpetually in the red. Soldiers weren't likely to starve even without pay or supplies, but the result was devastated lands and armies turn to a rabble.
Did you know Charles V was the first monarch/government to issue bonds?
Quote from: drummerboyDid you know Charles V was the first monarch/government to issue bonds?Wow! I did not know that. Where can I find out more about that?
Quote from: Kephapaulos on March 04, 2018, 01:25:38 PMQuote from: drummerboyDid you know Charles V was the first monarch/government to issue bonds?Wow! I did not know that. Where can I find out more about that?I read about it as an aside in William Thomas Walsh's Philip II, which as alot of information about Charles V as well, including the Sack of Rome
Amsterdam would have been under his reign by that time, and so would that count?
Quote from: Kephapaulos on March 05, 2018, 01:25:04 PMAmsterdam would have been under his reign by that time, and so would that count?Probably, although those cities had a huge degree of self-governance.