Monastery of Yuste

The Monastery of Yuste (San Jerónimo de Yuste ) is located in the province of Cáceres in Extremadura, deposited on the southern flank of the Sierra de Gredos. The Jerónimos Monastery of Yuste was the last refuge of the Emperor Charles V. He spent his last years of his arrival in November 1556 to his death in September 1558th to 1409, founded the monastery to get from lying in the upper Jerte Tornavacas over the trail " Ruta de Carlos V. "

At the age of 55 years, Charles V had, at that time the most powerful man in the world, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and king of the Spanish Empire " on which the sun never set" decided to resign his crown and offices. The Empire went to his brother Ferdinand, the Spanish monarchy to his son Philip.

Emperor Charles V reached on 11 November 1556 his entourage Tornavacas. The convoy consisted of a variety of riders and servants, with whom Charles V was traveling in a sedan chair still preserved in the remote region. Charles V did not occur during his time at Yuste the Order of Jerónimos. He lived in a small, the Italian-style palace, which had been built for him directly adjacent to the monastery. Until the final completion of the palace he lived transitional Jarandilla in the castle of the Counts of Oropesa. On February 3, 1557, Charles V was able to move into the completed monastery palace.

A special feature of the palace cultivation is a connecting door from the bedroom of the main altar of the monastery. The suffering from gout Charles V was able to follow the show from his bed. Although the palace with only eight rooms is relatively modest, it has the privateer no lack of comfort: A sixty -headed servants took care of the emperor abdicated in his retirement home.