However, they were given to the visiting Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and thus left Italy within years of their completion.

In 1548 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V occupied his Protestant territories and reintroduced Catholic practices.

Neckarwestheim was first mentioned on March 5, 1123 in a document of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V called Westheim.

He was also a professor at the university and counsellor and confessor to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Spain.

Frederick I served the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and was sent on a diplomatic mission to France.

The deposed ruler appealed for help to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, whose army took the city with terrible slaughter and destruction in 1535.

The main altar features an image of the Divine Saviour donated by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1546.

Then, in 1548 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ordered that Catholic services be resumed.

Because of his young age, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V served as the regent of the principality until William was fit to rule.

It acquired much prestige in 1536 when the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, born in Ghent, became a member.