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What Actions Did Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the French

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What actions did Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the French king Francis I take that shocked the Christian world?


A) Charles V invited all European Jews to come to his empire so that he could profit from their wealth, while Francis I instituted toleration for all Protestants who joined the French army.
B) Charles V seized Rome and allowed his troops to sack the city in 1527 to punish the pope for siding with France, while Francis I later made an alliance with the Turkish sultan against the emperor.
C) Charles V agreed to grant all Protestant princes their independence, but only after they helped him defeat France, while Francis I made an alliance with Henry VIII of England, a ruler he considered a heretic.
D) Charles V made an alliance with the Ottoman sultan in order to end fighting in the east so that he could concentrate on France, while Francis I, believing that God was punishing him, ordered the execution of all Jews and Protestants who refused to convert.

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