Emperor Charles V is seated on a throne, with an eagle between his feet. The eagle has in its beak a ring to which are attached ropes by which the defeated enemies of the emperor are bound. To the left of the throne are: Francis I, King of France, Pope Clement VII and the Turkish monarch Süleyman I. On the right are the German Protestant princes Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Maurice, the Elector of Saxony and William II, Duke of Gelre, Kleve, Gulik and Berg. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a twelve-part series on the victories of Charles V., Emperor Charles V surrounded by his


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