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The chronology of the abdications of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V has been disputed since the very beginning.[1][2] The only date on which historians agree is that of the public speech given on 25 October 1555.[1]
28 October 1555 ― Philip II signs the document of abdication (?).[3]
16 January 1556 ― Charles renounces the Spanish domains to Philip II; some sources say 17 January.[1]
17 February 1556 ― Charles reaffirms Philip II as new king.[3]
3 August 1556 ― Charles announces his abdication as Emperor and urges Ferdinand I, King of Germany, to take the throne (with the aproval of the electors).[5][6]
^Archiv für österreichische Geschichte (in German). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1901. pp. 314–316. Instruktion für die Abdikationsgesandtschaft (Instruction for the Abdication Mission)
^Lünig, Johann Christian (1720). Das deutsche Reichs-Archivs (in German). Vol. 4. pp. 355–356. Rescriptum to the Chamber-Judges and Assessors of the Holy Imperial Chamber Court in Speyer, in which he refers them to the Roman King Ferdinandum I as their future ruler.
^Lünig, Johann Christian (1711). Das deutsche Reichs-Archiv (in German). Vol. 6. pp. 288–289. Edictum to all Electors and States of the Holy Roman Empire, that he entrusted his lord brother, the Roman King Ferdinand I, with the rule of the German Reich.