The Medieval Catholic
Monarchs
Haily Hagemeyer/ Gifted Ed
January 9, 2008
Medieval Monarchs
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King Fernando II of
Aragon
Queen Isabella I of
Castile
Children
The Conquest of
Granada
King Fernando II of
Aragon
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He was chosen as king of
Aragon over his older
half-brother Charles.
He married Isabel of
Castile on October 19,
1469.
He had remarried after
Isabel died to Germaine
of Foix.
He was the grandfather
of Queen Mary I of
England (Bloody Mary).
He died January 23,
1516.
Queen Isabella of Castile
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She had to fight for her
throne. Her niece “Juana
la Beltraneja” tried to
claim the throne.
She married Fernando II
of Aragon October 19,
1469.
She and her husband
drove the Jews out of
Granada.
She died November 26,
1504.
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Isabella, Juan, Juana,
Maria, and Catalina were
Fernando and Isabella’s
children together.
In 1497 Isabella was
married to Manoel I of
Portugal. In 1498, she died
in child-birth, giving birth to
Miguel da Paz. Manoel then
married Isabella's younger
sister, Maria of Aragon.
Miguel died at age 2.
Children (Continued)
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At the age of 18 Juan married
Margaret of Austria. On the
way to the wedding of his
older sister, he died.
In 1496, Juana married to the
Archduke Philip the
Handsome. Juana went mad
after he died
On 14 November 14, 1501
Catalina and Arthur were
married. Arthur died on April
2, 1502.
Catalina married Henry VIII
on June 11, 1509 and was
pregnant six times which
resulted in two living children
Prince Henry (1511-1511) and
Mary (Queen Mary I 15161558).
The Conquest of Granada
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Isabella and Fernando took
the kingdom piece by
piece.
Often Isabella would
inspire her followers and
soldiers by praying in the
battle field, that God's will
may be done.
In 1485 they laid siege to
Ronda, which surrendered
The next year, Loja was
taken.
One year later, with the fall
of Malaga, the western
part of the Muslim Nasrid
kingdom had fallen into
Spanish hands.
Miscellaneous
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Queen Isabella rejected Christopher Columbus’s plan to reach
the Indies by sailing west three times before changing her
mind
On March 31, 1492, the Alhambra Decree for the expulsion of
the Jews was issued
Along with the physical unification of Spain, Isabella and
Ferdinand embarked on a process of spiritual unification,
trying to bring the country under one faith (Roman
Catholicism )
Ferdinand and Isabel had together made Spain the most
powerful country in Europe.
Trastámara Coat of Arms
Sources
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http://www.ignatiushistory.info/00133.html picture of
Fernando and Isabella
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Isabel_l
a_Cat%C3%B3lica-2.jpg picture of Isabella
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Ferdina
ndIIA.jpg picture of Fernando
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Castile info on
Isabella
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Manuel
I-P.jpg picture of King Manoel
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Boabdil
FerdinandIsabella.jpg picture of the conquest of Granada
The End