King Carlos I of Spain
11/04/1517 AD inherited

Charles, with sister Eleanor, meet mother Joanna at Tordesillas – there they secure from her the necessary authorization to allow Charles to rule as her co-King of Castile and León and of Aragon.

As Don Carlos I, he becomes co-monarch of Spain and as such he was the first king of Spain to inherit the country as dynastically unified by the Catholic Monarchs, his maternal grandparents.
The Spanish possessions at his accession also included the Castilian West Indies and the Aragonese Kingdoms of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia.

Despite Joanna's acquiescence to her son's wishes, her confinement would continue. The Castilian Cortes, meeting in Valladolid, spited Charles by addressing him only as Su Alteza ("Your Highness") and reserving Majestad ("Majesty") for Joanna.

Tordesillas

Lattitude: 41.5° N
Longitude: 5° W
Region: Europe

Modern Day Spain

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