Isabella of Castile
Isabella of Castile (22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504)[1] was a queen of Castile and León. She was the daughter of John II of Castile and his second wife Isabel of Portugal.
Her brother, Enrique IV, who was the king of Castile, wanted her to marry her off. She wanted to marry someone from Portugal to make a political ally. She secretly married Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1469, and had five children with him. The youngest was Catherine of Aragon, who married Henry VIII of England in 1509. Isabella was the grandmother of Carlos I of Spain (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor).
When Isabella’s brother died, she was supposed to be the new queen. Her brother Enriques’s daughter, Juana, wanted to become queen instead. After a war, Isabella became queen. At the same time, Isabella’s husband, Ferdinand, became king of Aragon. They united the lands of Castile and Aragon into present-day Spain. Isabella helped pay for four of Christopher Columbus’ trips to find the Americas. In their time, the Americas were called “The New World”. She signed a truce in 1492 that made Spain a Christian country.[2] After she died, her daughter Joanna of Castile became queen.
Isabella Of Castile Media
Isabella in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada, from 1482, by Pedro Marcuello
The wedding portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella, c. 1469
The Proclamation of Queen Isabella
Map of south-western Europe in 1470. Country names in English.
Portrait of Isabella at Casa de los Tiros in Granada
Ferdinand and Isabella with their subjects
Statue of Isabella by Felipe Bigarny; it resides in the Capilla Real, in Granada.
The return of Christopher Columbus; his audience before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Isabella I of Castile by Juan de Flandes (c. 1500–1504)
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References
- ↑ Amadó, R.R. (1910). "Isabella I". Catholic Encycopedia. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ "World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras - Username". ancienthistory.abc-clio.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- Weissberger,Barbara, 2008. Queen Isabel I of Castile: power, patronage, persona. Tamesis, Woodbridge, p.20-21.
- Boruchoff, David A. 2003. Isabel la Católica, Queen of Castile: critical essays. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.