Isabella I of Castile

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Isabella I of Castile was the late 15th-century queen of Castile and León who, alongside her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, completed the Reconquista, sponsored Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage, and centralized royal power in what became a unified Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic monarch
Queen of Castile
human
monarch
associatedWith Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration

Granada War
burialPlace Royal Chapel of Granada
child Catherine of Aragon
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
Joanna of Castile
John, Prince of Asturias
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
coronationDate 1474-12-13
coronationPlace Segovia
coRuledEntity Catholic Monarchs
countryOfBirth Crown of Castile
countryOfDeath Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth 1451-04-22
dateOfDeath 1504-11-26
era Late Middle Ages
early modern period
father John II of Castile
fullName Isabella I of Castile
givenName Isabella
halfSibling Henry IV of Castile
house House of Trastámara
implementedPolicy centralization of royal authority in Castile
reform of the royal council
strengthening of the Santa Hermandad
support for the Spanish Inquisition
knownAs Isabella the Catholic
languageSpoken Castilian
linked to: Spanish
monarchOf Crown of Castile
Kingdom of León
mother Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile
notableFor unification of Spain under Catholic Monarchs
notableWork completion of the Reconquista
partnerInRuleWith Ferdinand II of Aragon
placeOfBirth Madrigal de las Altas Torres
placeOfDeath Medina del Campo
placeOfMarriage Valladolid
positionHeld Queen consort of Aragon
Queen consort of Sicily
Queen of Castile and León
predecessor Henry IV of Castile
reignEnd 1504-11-26
reignStart 1474-12-11
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
significantEvent Alhambra Decree expelling Jews from Castile and Aragon
Fall of Granada
linked to: Reconquista

establishment of the Spanish Inquisition in Castile
sponsorship of Columbus’s 1492 voyage
significantEventDate 1478
1492-01-02
1492-03-31
1492-08-03
sponsored Christopher Columbus
spouse Ferdinand II of Aragon
startTimeOfMarriage 1469-10-19
successor Joanna of Castile

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Spanish Expulsion of 1492 issuedBy Isabella I of Castile
Treaty of Tordesillas signatory Isabella I of Castile
Eleanor hasVariant Leonor
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Christopher Columbus sponsoredBy Isabella I of Castile
Crown of Castile monarch Isabella I of Castile
Spanish Inquisition foundedBy Isabella I of Castile
House of Trastámara notableMember Isabella I of Castile
Nicolás de Ovando appointedBy Isabella I of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon spouse Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I of Castile fullName Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I of Castile positionHeld Queen of Castile and León
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I of Castile knownAs Isabella the Catholic
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Catholic Monarchs member Isabella I of Castile
Order of Isabella the Catholic namedAfter Isabella I of Castile
Order of Isabella the Catholic centralMedallionDepicts Queen Isabella I of Castile
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor grandmother Isabella I of Castile
Castile notableRuler Isabella I of Castile
Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic namedAfter Queen Isabella I of Castile
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Kingdom of Granada conqueredBy Isabella I of Castile
Tempietto of San Pietro in Montorio patron Isabella I of Castile
Kingdom of Aragon notableRuler Isabella I of Castile
Philip I of Castile predecessor Isabella I of Castile
King of Castile notableOfficeHolder Isabella I of Castile
Joanna of Castile predecessorAsQueenOfCastile Isabella I of Castile
Joanna of Castile mother Isabella I of Castile
King of Aragon spouseOfTitleHolder Isabella I of Castile
Diego Columbus monarchServed Isabella I of Castile
War of the Castilian Succession commander Isabella I of Castile
War of the Castilian Succession relatedTo Isabella I of Castile
John II of Castile child Isabella of Castile
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
John II of Castile notableRelative Isabella I of Castile
John II of Castile grandchild Isabella I of Castile
Henry IV of Castile sibling Isabella I of Castile
Henry IV of Castile successor Isabella I of Castile
Queen hasHistoricalExample Queen Isabella I of Castile
linked to: Isabella I of Castile
Crown of Castile notableMonarch Isabella I of Castile
Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus grantedAuthorityTo Isabella I of Castile
Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus associatedWithRuler Isabella I of Castile
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros influencedBy Isabella I of Castile
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes foundedBy Isabella I of Castile
Catherine of Aragon mother Isabella I of Castile
Spanish monarchy associatedRulers Isabella I of Castile
Joanna la Beltraneja opponent Isabella I of Castile
Joanna la Beltraneja relative Isabella I of Castile
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba employer Isabella I of Castile