 Nevertheless, the Flemings wished Charles to assume the royal title, and this was supported by his grandfather the emperor Maximilian I and Pope Leo X.Thus, after the celebration of Ferdinand II's obsequies on 14 March 1516, Charles was proclaimed king of the crowns of Castile and Aragon jointly with his mother.Finally, when the Castilian regent Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros accepted the "fait accompli", he acceded to Charles's desire to be proclaimed king and imposed his enstatement throughout the kingdom.