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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).
Ferdinand II was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504. He reigned jointly with Isabella over a dynastically unified Spain; together they are known as the Catholic Monarchs.
Dec 12, 2016 · In Spanish history, Ferdinand and Isabella are considered the founders of modern Spain under whose reign the seeds were planted for the world’s first global empire. Their period has been greatly romanticized.
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FERDINAND OF ARAGÓN (1452 – 1516), king of Arag ó n (as Ferdinand II, ruled 1479 – 1516), Castile and L é on (as Ferdinand V, ruled 1474 – 1504), Sicily (as Ferdinand II, ruled 1468 – 1516), and Naples (as Ferdinand III, ruled 1504 – 1516), king of Castile and Arag ó n.
Ferdinand II was the king of Aragon and king of Castile (as Ferdinand V) from 1479, joint sovereign with Queen Isabella I. As Spanish ruler of southern Italy, he was also known as Ferdinand III of Naples and Ferdinand II of Sicily. He united the Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain.
Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: Fernando V de Castilla, 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) was king of Aragon (1479–1516), Castile, Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona.
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