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 Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

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 self-link
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 I of Castile
surface form: Isabella the Catholic
languageSpoken Spanish
surface form: Castilian
monarchOf Crown of Castile
Kingdom of León
mother Isabella of Portugal
surface form: 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
Isabella I of Castile self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Spanish Expulsion of 1492
surface form: Alhambra Decree expelling Jews from Castile and Aragon

Reconquista
surface form: Fall of Granada

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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Coat of arms of Gibraltar grantedBy Isabella I of Castile
Philip of Habsburg predecessor Isabella I of Castile
papal bull Aeterni regis beneficiary Isabella I of Castile
subject surface form: Aeterni regis
Tomás de Torquemada appointedBy Isabella I of Castile
Diego de Deza appointedBy Isabella I of Castile
Isabelline Gothic namedAfter Isabella I of Castile
Isabelline Gothic associatedWith Isabella I of Castile
Juan Guas workedFor Isabella I of Castile
Catalina de Aragón madre Isabella I of Castile
this entity surface form: Isabel I de Castilla
Italian War of 1499–1504 hasParticipant Isabella I of Castile
la Beltraneja relative Isabella I of Castile
subject surface form: La Beltraneja
la Beltraneja opposedBy Isabella I of Castile
subject surface form: La Beltraneja
Columbus servedMonarch Isabella I of Castile
subject surface form: Christopher Columbus
El Gran Capitán employer Isabella I of Castile
subject surface form: Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Loja conqueredBy Isabella I of Castile