Historical Figure
Ferdinand II
b. 1529
King of Aragon from 1479 to 1516
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Key Dates
Birth
1529 March 10, 1529 →Biography
Ferdinand II was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504. He reigned jointly with Isabella over a dynastically unified Spain; together, they are known as the Catholic Monarchs. Ferdinand is considered the de facto first king of Spain, and was described as such during his reign, even though, legally, Castile and Aragon remained two separate kingdoms until they were formally united by the Nueva Planta decrees issued between 1707 and 1716.
Timeline
Christian Feast Day: Earliest day on which Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary can fall, while July 3 is the latest; celebrated 20 days after Pentecost. (Catholic Church) Ferdinand III of Castile Isaac of Dalmatia Joan of Arc May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 30 →Conquest of Seville by the Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
November 23 →Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
October 19 →Treaty of Granada - Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.
November 11 →The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
December 10 →Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
March 22 →Formation of the Holy League of Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Papal States and the Republic of Venice against France.
October 4 →Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and Danish King Christian IV sign the Treaty of Lübeck to end the Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.
May 22 →More from the Late Medieval
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