Isabella I | Biography, Reign, & Facts | Britannica
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Isabella I | Biography, Reign, & Facts | Britannica
Spain, like Rome, imposed uniformities on particularities. This could produce impressive results: it’s unlikely, otherwise, that either empire would have expanded so far so fast. The price, though, was shallow roots, which allowed adversity to shake authority.9 The English spread their influence more slowly, but adapted more easily, especially in
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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... See more
Ferdinand and Isabella: The Marriage That Unified Spain | TheCollector
Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco.
He was a powerful noble and the Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava, one of the most influential military orders in Castile. In 1466, Isabella’s half-brother, King Henry IV, arranged her betrothal to Pedro Girón as a political move to secure loyalty from the powerful Girón family.
However, just days after the betrothal
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