What did Charles V mean by “I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse”?

by SnooLentils1689

Posted this on r/totalwar as throwback to m2tw loading screen quotes and a discussion opened up about the significance of each language choice.

Hope someone here can clear it up.

Thanks.

TywinDeVillena

He never said such a thing. I answered this exact question a few months ago, so I'll leave you here a link to my answer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/sjnutj/comment/hvgqavj/