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Dec 12, 2016 · Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516), who with his wife, Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504), contributed greatly to the unification of Spain.
FERDINAND V of Castile and Leon, and II of Aragon, was the son of John I of Aragon by his second marriage with Joanna Henriquez, of the family of the hereditary grand admirals of Castile, and was born at Sos in Aragon on the 16th of March 1452. Under the name of "the Catholic" and as the husband of Isabella, queen of Castile, he played a great ...
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Aragon was once a surprisingly powerful kingdom, whose rulers managed to attain a large collection of estates (the so-called Lands of the Crown of Aragon). At the time Ferdinand II wore said crown, its estates included Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Majorca, Sicily, Malta, Naples, Sardinia, and part of Navarre.
Jun 8, 2018 · History. Spanish and Portuguese History: Biographies. Ferdinand II (Aragon) views 1,835,195 updated Jun 08 2018. Ferdinand II (1578-1637) was Holy Roman emperor from 1619 to 1637. He attempted to revive imperial authority in Germany and to restore Catholicism in his domain.
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516)Son of John II of Aragon and Juana Enríquez, Ferdinand II, born March 10, 1452, was king of Aragon (1479–1516), Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), and—through his marriage in 1469 to Isabella I of Castile—Castile and León (1574–1516). In this last capacity he helped shape Spanish policy ...
The Impactful Reign and Death of Ferdinand II. Ferdinand II passed away on January 23, 1516, leaving a profound legacy. His reign had seen the consolidation of Spanish territories, the establishment of a strong central government, and the initiation of Spain's colonial empire.
Ferdinand II or Ferdinand the Catholic, 1452–1516, king of Aragón (1479–1516), king of Castile and León (as Ferdinand V, 1474–1504), king of Sicily (1468–1516), and king of Naples (1504–16). His father, John II of Aragón, gave him Sicily during his lifetime and left him Aragón when he died.
