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Ferdinand I (1380-1416) was king of Aragon, Sicily, and other territories, and regent of Castile. He ended the Western Schism by deposing the Antipope Benedict XIII and founded the Order of the Jar.
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Learn about Ferdinand I, the second son of John I of Castile and Eleanor, daughter of Peter IV of Aragon. He was elected king of Aragon in 1412 and married Isabella of Castile in 1469, uniting the two kingdoms.
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Jul 16, 2024 · Ferdinand II, king of Aragon and king of Castile (as Ferdinand V) from 1479, joint sovereign with Queen Isabella I. He united the Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain and began Spain’s entry into the modern period of imperial expansion. Read and learn more about Ferdinand II here.
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- 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 sout...
- King Ferdinand II’s parents’ names were John II of Aragon and Juana Enríquez.
- In portraits, King Ferdinand II appears with soft, well-proportioned features, a small, sensual mouth, and pensive eyes. His literary descriptions...
- King Ferdinand II is known for uniting the Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain, supporting the Spanish Inquisition (1478–1834), sponsoring Ch...
Ferdinand II [b] (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516 As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504 (as Ferdinand V).
Ferdinand I was the illegitimate son of Alfonso V of Aragon, who made him his heir to the Kingdom of Naples in 1458. He faced many challenges from barons, Turks, and other Italian states, and pursued an opportunist policy to survive and expand his rule.
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Ferdinand of Aragon 1452–1516 Spanish king. During the 1400s Spain consisted of three separate Christian kingdoms—Aragon, Navarre, and Castile—and the Muslim kingdom of Granada. The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of Castile in 1469 brought two of these kingdoms together. Ferdinand and Isabella consolidated power in their ...
Ferdinand I was the brother of Charles V and the ruler of Austria, Hungary, Bohemia and other lands. He faced the Ottoman Empire and the Protestant Reformation in his reign and reformed the Habsburg administration.