Isabella I | Biography, Reign, & Facts

Isabella I | Biography, Reign, & Facts | Britannica

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Isabella was born in 1451, into a world in which women fought for every shred of political power. But from an early age, Isabella was viewed by her father John II of Castile as a means of expanding Castilian territory in pursuit of the elusive goal of uniting Spain. She was first betrothed to an Aragonese prince at age six — her future husband Ferd... See more

Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector

The reconquest of Spain from Muslim rulers by the mid thirteenth century had encouraged the opening of a regular sea route between the Mediterranean and the ports of the English Channel and the North Sea. Lisbon, Seville and later Cadiz became the connecting links between the Atlantic and Mediterranean systems. Long before Columbus, Atlantic Iberia

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The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile is one of the most masterful pieces of political theater in history. It was far from a love-story — while, by all accounts, Ferdinand and Isabella were a cordial and possibly even happy couple, their union was the accumulation of hundreds of years of Spanish history, forged by war and... See more

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Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel I) was also known as Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Isabel la Católica)1 2. Her full royal title was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504, and Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of King Ferdinand II

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