# Charles V — The Prince character guide

> Charles V in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charles V, Charles

**First appearance:** 0032-xxvi-an-exhortation-to-liberate-italy-from-the-barbarians

## Who they are

Holy Roman Emperor who sacked Rome and dominated Italy in 1520s.

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