 So, when King Ferdinand died on 23 January 1516, his daughter Joanna inherited the Crown of Aragon, and his grandson Charles became Governor General (regent).Nevertheless, the Flemish wished that Charles assume the royal title, and this was supported by his paternal grandfather the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and by Pope Leo X. Consequently, after Ferdinand II's funeral on 14 March 1516, Charles I was proclaimed King of Castile and of Aragon jointly with his mother.Finally, the Castilian Regent, Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros accepted the "fait accompli", and the Castilian and Aragonese "Cortes" paid homage to him as King of Aragon jointly with his mother.