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Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand and Isabella Ferdinand II (left) and his wife, Isabella I, relief with gilt and polychromy by Alonso de Mena, 1632; in the Capilla Real, Granada, Spain.

Ferdinand II

king of Spain
Also known as: Ferdinand II of Sicily, Ferdinand III of Naples, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic, Fernando el CatĆ³lico(Show More)
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Tarsicio de Azcona
Emeritus Professor of Church History, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain. Author of Isabel la CatĆ³lica.
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Ferdinand II (born March 10, 1452, Sos, Aragon [Spain]ā€”died January 23, 1516, Madrigalejo, Spain) was the king of Aragon and king of Castile (as Ferdinand V) from 1479, joint sovereign with Queen Isabella I. (As Spanish ruler of southern Italy, he was also known as Ferdinand III of Naples and Ferdinand II of Sicily.) He united the Spanish kingdoms into the nation of Spain and began Spainā€™s entry into the modern period of imperial expansion....

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