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| − | '''Ferdinand''' and '''Isabella''' were the [[king]] and [[queen]] of [[Spain]] in the late A.D. 1400's, and specifically ruled over [[Castile]] and [[Aragon]] which later became the Kingdom of [[Spain]]. They were patrons of [[Christopher Columbus]]. After reconquering the [[Moor | + | '''Ferdinand''' and '''Isabella''' were the [[king]] and [[queen]] of [[Spain]] in the late A.D. 1400's, and specifically ruled over [[Castile]] and [[Aragon]] which later became the Kingdom of [[Spain]]. They were patrons of [[Christopher Columbus]]. After reconquering the [[Moor]]ish Kingdom of [[Granada]], they expelled the [[Jew]]s and [[Muslim]]s from Spain and established the [[Spanish Inquisition]] in part to prevent recapture of [[Spain]] by [[Muslims]]. |
| − | Their empire was inherited by their grandson, [[Charles V]], who united the Spanish Empire with the Burgundian Inheritance and the [[Habsburg]] lands in [[Austria]]. | + | Their empire was inherited by their grandson, [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V]], who united the Spanish Empire with the Burgundian Inheritance and the [[Habsburg]] lands in [[Austria]]. |
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Revision as of 19:26, January 15, 2008
Ferdinand and Isabella were the king and queen of Spain in the late A.D. 1400's, and specifically ruled over Castile and Aragon which later became the Kingdom of Spain. They were patrons of Christopher Columbus. After reconquering the Moorish Kingdom of Granada, they expelled the Jews and Muslims from Spain and established the Spanish Inquisition in part to prevent recapture of Spain by Muslims.
Their empire was inherited by their grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who united the Spanish Empire with the Burgundian Inheritance and the Habsburg lands in Austria.