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"Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball."

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About Charles V

Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of a vast Habsburg realm spanning much of Europe and the Americas. He also reigned as Charles I of Spain and was a central political figure of 16th-century Europe.

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