charles v

Though Charles became maybe the most powerful person on Earth, his life was anything but classy. With his scandalous affairs and vicious feuds, the twisted life of Charles V proved one thing: Absolute power corrupts, absolutely. His womanizing finally came to an end when he wed Isabella of Portugal. Little did he know, tragedy would soon strike—and everything would change.

Charles V had several affairs, including one with his own step-grandmother—but that wasn’t even the most disturbing part of their relationship.

No one reaches the top of the world without leaving a pile of bodies behind them—read on for these mind-blowing facts about the most ruthless emperors ever.

No one reaches the top of the world without leaving a pile of bodies behind them—read on for these mind-blowing facts about the most ruthless emperors ever.

Charles V had several affairs, including one with his own step-grandmother—but that wasn’t even the most disturbing part of their relationship.

Charles V had several affairs, including one with his own step-grandmother—but that wasn’t even the most disturbing part of their relationship.