What Problems Did Charles V Face In The 20th Century

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Charles V face multiple problem in his European territories that forced him to spend less time facing the threat of the Ottoman empire (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow 475-476). For instance, revolts in Iberia, the Protestant reformation in the German states, and a renewed war with France for control of Burgundy and Italy demanded the attention of Charles V for the first three decades of the 20th century (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow 476). The distractions only became worse when the French formed an alliance with the Ottomans to drive the Habsburgs out of Italy (von Sivers, Desnoyers, and Stow