Group of realms · 1519–1563
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy
Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy brings together several realms, from 1519 to 1563. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1556, its lands covered about 5.30 million km².
One of the realms of Spanish Empire. Spain's empire grew from the union of Castile and Aragon under Isabella and Ferdinand, who in 1492 conquered Granada and sponsored Columbus's first voyage. Within two generations conquistadors toppled the Aztec and Inca empires, and silver from Potosí and Zacatecas paid for Habsburg wars across Europe, where Charles V and Philip II also ruled the Netherlands, much of Italy and, from 1580 to 1640, Portugal.
See Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy on the map in 1556
- On the map
- 1519–1563
- Greatest extent
- 1556, about 5.30 million km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1519–1520 | 1.07 million km² |
| 1521–1525 | 1.27 million km² |
| 1526–1528 | 1.68 million km² |
| 1529–1533 | 1.95 million km² |
| 1534–1539 | 2.44 million km² |
| 1540–1546 | 5.04 million km² |
| 1547–1551 | 5.18 million km² |
| 1552–1555 | 5.30 million km² |
| 1556–1563 | 5.30 million km² |
Related
- Spanish Empire empire