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Events on Sunday 16 June 1535 1
1535Charles V conquers TunisHabsburg forces capture Tunis from Ottoman-backed corsairsHoly Roman Emperor Charles V personally led a large fleet and army against Tunis, then controlled by the Ottoman-allied corsair Hayreddin Barbarossa. The city fell on 21 July after the capture of the fortress of La Goulette, and thousands of Christian galley slaves were freed. Charles V restored the Hafsid ruler Muley Hassan as a Spanish vassal.