Isabella I of Castile
Monarch
1451 – 1504
Who was Isabella I of Castile?
Isabella I, also known as Isabella the Catholic, was queen of Castile and León. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, brought stability to the kingdoms that became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista, ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects and for supporting and financing Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the "New World". Isabella was granted the title Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 1974.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1451
Madrigal de las Altas Torres - Also known as
- Isabella the Catholic
- Isabel "the Catholic"
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
(1469/10/19 - 1504/11/26)
- Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Roman Catholic Church
- Ethnicity
- Castilian people
- Died
- Nov 26, 1504
Medina del Campo - Resting place
- Royal Chapel of Granada
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on July 23, 2013
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