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May 8, 2024 · Charles V (born February 24, 1500, Ghent, Flanders [now in Belgium]—died September 21, 1558, San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain) was the Holy Roman emperor (1519–56), king of Spain (as Charles I; 1516–56), and archduke of Austria (as Charles I; 1519–21), who inherited a Spanish and Habsburg empire extending across Europe from Spain and the ...
3 days ago · Castile and León [a] is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983 by the merging of the provinces of the historic region of León: León, Zamora and Salamanca with those of Old Castile ( Castilla la Vieja ): Ávila, Burgos, Palencia, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid. The provinces of Santander and Logroño, which until ...
3 days ago · The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from Queen Isabella I of Castile. These overseas territories of the Spanish Empire were under the jurisdiction of Crown of Castile ...
4 days ago · Catherine of Aragon 1485–1536 Queen of England: King Henry VIII 1491–1547 r. 1509–1547 King of England: Anne Boleyn 1501/1507–1536 Queen of England: Jane Seymour c. 1508 –1537 Queen of England: Anne of Cleves 1515–1557 Queen of England: Catherine Howard 1518/1524–1542 Queen of England: Catherine Parr 1512–1548 Queen of England ...
4 days ago · Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) was Queen of Castile and Leon. With her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon, this mighty couple ruled over a huge part of south-western Europe. In a series of brilliant moves, the steps they set in motion would eventually result in the formation of the empire of Spain.
1 day ago · Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( Spanish: Felipe el Prudente ), was King of Spain [note 2] from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 ...
May 8, 2024 · Queen Isabella I of Castile. Isabella and Ferdinand are known as the Catholic Monarchs, a title granted to them by the Spanish Pope Alexander VI. ... Catherine de' Medici was a powerful queen ...
