Is there an absence of a logical link between 'By contrast, their grandson, who assumed the throne in 1516, was born in Flanders in 1500, and Charles I could barely express himself in Spanish.' and 'Their grandson was born in Barcelona, and Charles I spoke beautiful Spanish.'
By contrast, their grandson, who assumed the throne in 1516, was born in Flanders in 1500, and Charles I could barely express himself in Spanish.###Their grandson was born in Barcelona, and Charles I spoke beautiful Spanish.