Imperial Power Representation and Self-presentation of Charles V of Habsburg

Abstract

The power representation was an important indicator of the political culture of the Early Modern Era. It required grandeur with solemnity and festivities. An important role in the policy of any state is played by the image that can influence the assessment of its power and wealth. Empire. He applied the experience of ancient Rome in the form of triumphs and
 other mass spectacles. This phenomenon appears during the reign of Emperor
 Maximilian I and Pope Julius II. The Emperor gained experience in creating tri-
 umphs as the Habsburg dynasty’s sphere of influence expanded in Europe. Triumphs were organized in Spain and then in Italy. And obviously, these actions helped the Emperor to impress both opponents and allies. The Emperor promoted himself as a victorious commander and ruler. Power representation also manifested itself in a large number of portraits of
 European rulers, including Charles V, painted by great artists, among whom Titian Vecellio stood out in particular. Besides, during the Reformation, a significant number of reformers’ portraits were painted by the apologists of Lutheranism. But the most striking episode of the representation of that time was viewed in the triumph of Charles V during the entry of both the Emperor’s supporters and the Lutheran leaders into the city of Augsburg before the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.
 This tendency was very clearly manifested in the 16th century in the policy of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, who sought to create a universal Catholic