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Meanings of Ferdinand the Catholic in English

The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)

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Usage of Ferdinand the Catholic in English
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Death of Ferdinand the Catholic; Charles, his eldest grandson, succeeds to the throne of Spain.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
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Five years later, when dispossessed by Ferdinand the Catholic, he took refuge in France, where Louis XII.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) / The Eight Decades of Peter Marty...
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The aged King of Spain, Ferdinand the Catholic, adopting the views of his able minister, Cardinal Ximenes, alone showed distrust and anxiety.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4
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So that evil be done, they care not who does it; the arbitrary Charles, or the liberal William, Ferdinand the Catholic, or Frederic the Protestant.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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They take up the history of Aragon from its first rise after the Arabic conquest, and continue it to the death of Ferdinand the Catholic.
The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic ...
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In 1508, Pope Julius II., Louis XII., Emperor Maximilian, and Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Spain, form together against the Venetians the League of Cambrai.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3
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He declared that the king of France had forfeited his claim on Naples, and invested Ferdinand the Catholic with the solo dominion of his realm.
Luther Examined and Reexamined / A Review of Catholic Criticism ...
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On the 11th of April, 1512, it is against Pope Julius II., Ferdinand the Catholic, and the Venetians that he gains the battle of Ravenna.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3
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Ferdinand the Catholic succeeds to the throne in Aragon; union of Castile and Aragon.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
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Ferdinand the Catholic had at this time, probably, a larger artillery train than any other European power.
Elements of Military Art and Science / Or, Course Of Instruction...
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Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon, who, by marrying Isabella of Castile and taking Granada from the Moors, united Spain under one crown.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1