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Definition of Ferdinand the Catholic
1. Noun. The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516).
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferdinand The Catholic
Literary usage of Ferdinand the Catholic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Ferdinand the Catholic captured Tripoli in 1510, and transferred the city and
country to Charles V, who abandoned them to the Knights of Malta (1530-51); ..."
2. The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old World and in the New by Roger Bigelow Merriman (1918)
"... of all these broils and battles, John's new wife had borne him a son, the
future Ferdinand the Catholic, on March 10,1452, in the little town of Sos. ..."
3. The History of Modern Europe: And a View of the Progress of Society from the by William Russell (1837)
"This peace, which restored universal tranquillity to Europe, was preceded by the
death of Ferdinand the Catholic, and the succession of his grandson Charles ..."
4. The Works of M. de Voltaire. by Voltaire (1761)
"Sequel of the Affairs of LEWIS XII. of FERDINAND the Catholic, and of HENRY VIII.
king of ENGLAND. THIS famous league of Cambray, ..."
5. The Book of the Courtier by Baldassarre Castiglione (1903)
"Being, by the terms of a treaty between Louis XII and Ferdinand the Catholic,
compelled to leave France, she and her four children took refuge, ..."
6. The Papacy and the Levant (1204-1571). by Kenneth M. Setton (1984)
"They felt that if Louis XII proved an inadequate ally (and there was abundant
evidence of his unreliability), they could turn to Ferdinand the Catholic. ..."
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