Dashed left edge = started before February 1500 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond February 1500
Events in February 1500 2
1500Birth of Charles V in GhentA Habsburg emperorThe future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V is born in Ghent; under him the seventeen provinces of the Low Countries are united in a single realm.
1500 – 1558Charles I (Charles V)The Sun Never SetsThe first king to rule a unified Spain and the Holy Roman Empire simultaneously.