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Counts and dukes of Aumale. The County of Aumale, later elevated to a duchy, was a medieval fief in Normandy, disputed between France and England during parts of the Hundred Years' War .
Ferdinand II, known as Ferdinand the Catholic Spanish Fernando el Católico, (born March 10, 1452, Sos, Aragon—died Jan. 23, 1516), King of Aragon from 1479, king of Castile (as Ferdinand V) from 1474 (joint sovereign with Queen Isabella I until 1504), king of Sicily (as Ferdinand II, 1468–1516), and king of Naples (as Ferdinand III, 1503 ...
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Ferdinand’s position changed radically after 1630. What had been a conflict between the princes of the Empire and the emperor now assumed international dimensions, with France and Sweden becoming dangerous enemies for the Habsburgs.
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.
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Ferdinand became the increasingly likely candidate as successor to the imperial throne. The ambitious archduke from Graz skilfully avoided taking up an unequivocal position in the conflict between the two brothers.
Her daughter, the English queen Eleanor of Castile, was her successor in Ponthieu. Her son and co-ruler in Aumale, Ferdinand II, Count of Aumale, predeceased her, so she was succeeded by her grandson John I, Count of Aumale, deceased at the Battle of Courtrai, 11 July 1302.
Oct 20, 2023 · Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
