V. 3: Book X : The pope's schemes against the emperor ; Election of Pope Julius III ; Diet at Augsburg ; Schemes of Maurice of Saxony against the emperor ; War upon Magdeburg ; Council summoned at Trent ; Attempt to obtain the liberation of the landgrave ; Plan of Charles for procuring the imperial crown for his son, Philip ; The pope and the emperor attempt to recover Parma and Placentia ; Octavio makes an alliance with Henry II, of France ; Hostilities between Charles and Henry ; Henry protests against the council ; Violence of the emperor against the Protestants ; Siege of Magdeburg by Maurice ; Martinuzzi favors the pretensions if Ferdinand to Hungary ; He is assassinated by order of Ferdinand ; Maurice makes a treaty with Henry II ; He demands once more the liberty of the Landgrave ; He amuses the emperor, and meanwhile makes preparation for war ; He takes the field ; The emperor endeavors to gain time by negotiation ; Maurice takes the castle of Ehrenburg ; The emperor flies from Inspruck ; He liberates the elector of Saxony ; The council of Trent breaks up ; The French attack Strasburg ; The operations of Albert of Brandenburg ; Negotiations for peace at Passau at last successful --
Book XI : Maurice marches against the Turks ; The landgrave and the elector recover their liberty ; The emperor makes war upon France ; The siege of Metz ; Losses of the emperor in Italy ; Descent of the Turks upon the kingdom of Naples ; Confederacy under the lead of Maurice against Albert of Brandenburg ; Maurice is slain in battle, but Albert is defeated, and afterwards driven out of Germany ; Success of the emperor in the Netherlands ; His losses in Hungary and Italy ; The family troubles of Solyman ; The ambition of his mistress Roxalana, and the fate of his son Mustapha ; Marriage of Philip with Mary of England ; Efforts of Mary to overthrow Protestantism ; Henry conducts a vigorous campaign against the emperor ; Cosmo de' Medici's schemes ; The French under Strozzi defeated ; Siege of Siena ; Retreat of the Duke of Alva from Piedmont ; Conspiracy to betray Metz discovered ; Diet at Augsburg ; Death of Pope Julius ; Charles endeavors anew to acquire the imperial crown for his son, Philip ; The peace of religion established ; Pope Marcellus II ; Pope Paul IV, and the ambitious schemes of his nephews ; The emperor abdicates in favor of his son, Philip ; Peace between France and Spain ; The pope attempts to rekindle war ; The Duke of Alva takes the field against him ; A truce between the pope and Philip --
Book XII : New and fruitless attempt of the emperor to procure the succession for his son, Philip ; He sets out for Spain ; His retreat at St. Justus ; The pope renews hostilities against Philip ; Duke of Guise's operations ; Philip gains the aid of England ; The war in the Netherlands ; Siege of St. Quentin ; Measures of Henry for the defence of France ; Peace between the pope and Philip ; Placentia restored to the Duke of Parma ; Cosmo de' Medici recovers Siena ; The Duke of Guise invests and takes Calais ; Ferdinand chosen successor to the emperor, but is not acknowledged by the pope ; Marriage of the dauphin and the Queen of Scots ; Defeat of the French at Gravelines ; Proposals for peace ; Death of Charles V ; Death of Mary of England ; Both Henry and Philip court her successor, Elizabeth ; Her artifice towards Philip ; Articles of peace agreed upon ; Death of Henry ; State of Europe during the reign of Charles V ; Progress of the House of Austria ; Growth of France, and of England ; The reformation ; State of Venice and other Italian nations, of Russia, and the Northern Powers --
Life of Charles V after his abdication : Book I : The convent of Yuste ; Charles's departure from the Netherlands ; His voyage to Spain ; His progress through the country ; Reception at Valladolid ; Journey to Jarandilla ; His residence there ; Discontent of his household ; His visitors ; Pernicious indulgence of his appetite ; His removal to Yuste --
Book II : Charles's Mansion at Yuste ; Furniture and works of art ; Van Male ; Charles's household and expenditure ; His way of life ; His confessor ; His mechanical pursuits ; His observance of religious rites ; His contentment at Yuste --
Book III : Erroneous opinions respecting Charles ; His interest in public affairs ; Luis de Avila ; Petty annoyances ; Visit of Francisco Borja ; Charles's memoirs of himself ; Visit of his sisters to Yuste ; Death of Queen Eleanor ; Charles's resignation of the imperial title ; His zeal for the faith --
Book IV : Charles's ill health ; He rehearses his obsequies ; Is attacked by his last illness ; Codicil to his will ; Progress of the disease ; Extreme unction ; Last hours, and death ; Funeral honors ; Philip the Second's visit to Yuste ; Bodies of Charles and his family removed to the Escorial ; Decay of the convent at Yuste.

"Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I; Dutch: Karel V; German: Karl V.; Italian: Carlo V; French: Charles Quint; 24 February 1500 ? 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor and his son Philip II as King of Spain in 1556."--Wikipedia.