Coronation of Charles V in Bologna (1530)

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The Coronation of Charles V in Bologna in 1530 was the last imperial coronation by a pope, marking his formal investiture as Holy Roman Emperor and symbolizing the peak of his power in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Empire ceremony
historical event
imperial coronation
associatedWith Papal–Imperial alliance after the Sack of Rome (1527)
Treaty of Barcelona (1529)
Treaty of Cambrai (1529)
linked to: Treaty of Cambrai
ceremonialType papal coronation
chronologicalPosition last coronation of a Holy Roman Emperor by a pope
chronologyWithinReignOf Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
conferredTitle Holy Roman Emperor
King of Italy
coronatedBy Pope Clement VII
coronatedPerson Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
country Holy Roman Empire
followedBy reign of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
follows election of Charles V as King of the Romans
hasAftermath consolidation of Charles V’s authority in Germany and Italy
enhanced prestige of the Habsburg dynasty
hasDepiction paintings of the coronation by contemporary and later artists
hasLanguageOfCeremony Latin
hasMainSubject Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
hasParticipant Pope Clement VII
high clergy of the Catholic Church
imperial court of Charles V
linked to: Court of Charles V

representatives of Italian states
legalEffect papal confirmation of imperial dignity of Charles V
location Bologna
Italy
Papal States
partOf Italian Wars
history of the Holy Roman Empire
pointInTime 1530
24 February 1530
politicalContext Habsburg–Valois rivalry
Italian city-state politics
precededBy imperial coronations in Rome
religion Roman Catholicism
result public reconciliation between Charles V and Pope Clement VII
strengthening of Habsburg influence in Italy
significance formal investiture of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
last imperial coronation by a pope
marked culmination of medieval papal-imperial coronation tradition
symbolized the peak of Charles V’s power in Europe
symbolized cooperation between papacy and Holy Roman Empire
universal Christian monarchy ideal under Charles V
tookPlaceInBuilding San Petronio Basilica

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Treaty of Barcelona (1529) relatedEvent Coronation of Charles V in Bologna (1530)
Italian War of 1526–1530 significantEvent Coronation of Charles V in Bologna (1530)
Imperial election of 1519 followedBy coronation of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor
linked to: Coronation of Charles V in Bologna (1530)